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jthompson1995:
I had never tried serviceberries until this year. I noticed two trees behind my office were overloaded with berries and picked a few and tried them.

I now have a new favorite berry.

I have been picking bowlfuls of them for about a week and a half and i can't get enough. My family has been eating them fresh, baked in cupcakes and breads, inpancakes and more. I'll have to try making jam or syrup with them as well. I haven't found anything that these berries don't do well yet. I'm just kinda bummed that in a few days the berries will be gone.

Figuring the nice blooms and good fall color (not to mention the wood for arrows and bows) I think this is now my favorite tree. I am going to plant a bunch of them in my yard this fall so hopefully only a couple years til I can start picking them at home. Until then I'll just pick them from the trees at work.

Josh:
Cool!  I have never tried them before... I wonder if they grow around here...  :)

zenmonkeyman:
You'll have to buy an RV and start travelling north to ride the ripening wave.  They peak here around the end of July/early August.

jthompson1995:

--- Quote from: Josh on June 07, 2010, 03:19:16 pm ---Cool!  I have never tried them before... I wonder if they grow around here...  :)

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They grow in zones 4-8, so you should be good. You might be able to find some in the woods near you since they are native.


--- Quote from: zenmonkeyman on June 07, 2010, 03:21:30 pm ---You'll have to buy an RV and start travelling north to ride the ripening wave.  They peak here around the end of July/early August.

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I'd love to but i don't think LOML would accept picking berries as a valid reason to spend the money on a RV, lose my job, etc.

Hillbilly:
I love those serviceberries, one of my favorites. They're ripe here now, I ate a bunch this morning.

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