00:17:09 Kris Klueg Heeter, NAFEX President: NAFEX Midwest Regional Meet Up – Saturday Sept 16th 10 am – 3 pm. Bloomington, IN – Sobremesa Farm. Save the date!
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00:19:24 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: If you want to jump in just raise your hand using the button under the Reactions tab. We’ll open it up to everyone to share very soon.
00:21:49 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Feel free to throw questions in the chat too.
00:26:27 Xavier Lariviere: the 90% rule is applicable to other species of Amelanchier?
00:28:51 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): Eric, you mentioned northern growers having more success than those in your area and south where there’s more disease pressure. Who is growing amelanchier in the north/northeast with success?
00:32:50 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): Any tips for growing from seed?
00:39:41 detriquet: I live in Central Va, Zone 7A. With the test plantings I’ve made with Grandiflora, the trees planted in an edge environment bordering a woodland seem to thrive much better than field grown. Is this fairly typical for my area of the mid Atlantic/ South?
00:44:01 Ben Paly: Recommendations for sources for seed from these varieties selected for fruit quality?
00:44:11 Xavier Lariviere: Can you avoid the apomixis by hand pollinating with other individuals and emasculating the flowers?
00:46:22 Justin: Replying to “Can you avoid the ap…”
They preferentially do apomixis. we have tried crossing and had very little/probably no variation.
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00:58:21 gloria bell: Wild saskatoon here on west coast of Canada zone 8b grow wild on the edges of swamps creeks and ditches
01:00:17 gloria bell: How large do amelanchier grow?
01:03:10 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Here’s the document Eric referred to that describes many of the more common Amelanchier sp. in North America: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/serviceberry-amelanchier-spp/
01:03:32 Kum Hui England: thank you
01:04:22 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Alberta production guide: https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex14362/$FILE/238_20-2.pdf
01:05:00 Xavier Lariviere: Is it possible that the fruit size on an individual can vary much (twice the size) from a year to an other?
I noticed that this year on what I think is Amelanchier canadensis !
Thanks!
01:05:46 chuck: Replying to “Can you avoid the ap…”
Amelanchier leaves is known as Allegheny Serviceberry, grows decently in WI as a landscape plant.
01:06:09 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Montana State Univ. Extension pub on growing Amelanchier sp: https://www.montana.edu/extension/powderriver/documents/fruits/MT201821AG.pdf
01:06:12 chuck: Replying to “Can you avoid the ap…”
Correction: leaves
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01:10:43 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): I made a cobbler with them last year that tasted like it was made with marzipan.
01:10:48 Carol Keats: Here in North Central Montana we pick and eat wild Serviceberries. We can’t grow blueberries so this is our favorite
01:11:03 detriquet: The flavor is superb with trees landscape grown and wild here in Va.
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01:17:14 Molly Phemister: 40th and Upton in DC, there’s a walking trail that comes off the intersection there, I think I see the trees still there on google earth to the left right where the path meets the roads.
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01:18:16 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): Street trees here in NY produce excellent fruit.
01:19:03 Roy Taylor: https://www.agroforestrysolution.com/products/saskatoon-berry-1
01:19:46 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Thanks for sharing the link to that seed source, Roy.
01:23:45 gloria bell: How large does amelanchier get?
01:24:11 Molly Phemister: yeah, years 6 /7 here. (we has a terrible drought year 6, so it throws off a lot)
01:24:54 Nate Blackmore: If anyone has any interest in trading/selling genetics I would love to acquire a variety of different cultivars! It seems a little difficult to acquire varieties online but would really love to trial a bunch out in California
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01:25:18 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): Also interested in trading genetics.
01:25:37 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): Haven’t gathered enough seed this year but would be glad to do for 2024.
01:26:12 Joanna Dean: Do you fertilize a lot? Or add mulch?
01:26:24 Nate Blackmore: would love to stay in touch, my email is nate@wildlandsplants.com or can reach out through my website, www.wildlandsplants.com
01:26:36 gloria bell: And what are the flavour difference between these wild Canadian varieties and others?
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01:29:54 Molly Phemister: Eric, where are you?
01:30:57 gloria bell: I’m in some 8b and growing wild here
01:31:02 gloria bell: Canada
01:31:55 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Email us with a “letter to the editor” at admin@nafexmembers.org
01:33:04 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): Eric: We only have tried Regent (and lots of city trees of unknown origin).
01:34:18 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Thanks, Lauren
01:37:51 Chris Cioffi: Thank you!
01:37:53 Lauren Kaplan (she/her): Thanks all!
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