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In answer to an inquiry re Amelanchier:
There is a lot of room for improvement in Amelanchier. The Canadian material is terribly susceptible to rust and has a "burst" growth habit, as well as blooming earlier than need be. "Jennybelle" is one of the few non-Canadian types that looks promising. I have a local (Pacific NW) selection that has about 5% rust when the Canadian material is almost totally ruined by it. My material buds out and blooms weeks later, continues to grow longer, and has a heavy crop.
The downside is that the fruit has an odd flavor. Not unpalatable, but not as tasty as the Canadian ones. The genus grows over most of the U.S. and there is potential for a lot of improvement if a few souls would go out and locate good shrubs/trees of it in their own localities.
Meanwhile, the U.S. collection of the genus is at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository branch at Corvallis, Oregon. Amelanchier is graft compatible with pears, apples, and other pome fruits. If anyone finds good new selections of Amelanchier, I would like very much to hear from you.
Lon J Rombough
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I am looking for a source of seed of moloukhiyat, also called molukhya in Egypt and sometimes "Jew's mallow" in England. This is in the Malvaceae family and is used to make soups and traditional dishes in the Middle East. I grew some this year but the seeds sent to me by a family friend were mixed with Kudzu.
Margaret J Basile
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In answer to an inquiry re barberries:
The common ornamental barberry is used in northern Europe for preserves and such, but the dried type you found was likely one called Trebizond Date, a different species from the Middle East. It is now illegal to import barberry plant material into the U.S. because it is a host of white pine blister rust, among other things, but there are some sources for it. Trebizond Date is available from Hidden Springs Nursery in Cookeville, TN. You may also be able to germinate seed in dried fruit from Middle Eastern grocery stores. There are many other species of edible barberry, but most are for preserves or jelly, at best.
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