Saskatoon berries - Never heard of this fruit...

Jace

Jace

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Saskatoon berries, which grow on bushes in North America, look like blueberries.

They have a rich, sweet, nutty almond flavor.
Rich in such nutrients as iron, calcium and vitamin C, also fiber, protein and antioxidants.

They can be eaten by the handful or used in pies, muffins, jams and more!

Anyone ever heard of them and/ or had?
 

They sound wonderful. I don't remember having heard of them, but am unsure. I might have. :unsure::rolleyes::unsure:

Well, if so, I've never had the opportunity to taste them, or I would remember that!;)
 

It seems like they would be a good addition to a garden geared towards local wildlife.

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Jace said:
Anyone ever heard of them and/ or had?
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Had to look it up, it appears we have them here, in fact I have some planted in the yard. However we call them service berries. I have tried a few wild ones, but was not very impressed, maybe its the environment they grow in here. Naturally only in rugged dry spots in the mountains. Ours are too small to have berries yet.

According to the Saskatoon Berry Institute, cited by @Kaila :

Saskatoon berries have a variety of names throughout North America, including: prairie berry, serviceberry, shadbush, juneberry and, in past centuries, pigeon berry. The saskatoon name is reportedly an anglicization from the Cree language word misâskwatômina (Mis-sack-qua-too-mina), which means “the fruit of the tree of many branches”. This Cree word is also the source of the city name Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which is located on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River.

I have read that they are called service berries as the flowers were commonly used at funeral services.
 
Aunt Bea said:
It seems like they would be a good addition to a garden geared towards local wildlife.

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That is a cedar waxwing. It's a beautiful bird, with interesting unique markings. They eat berries of all types. I always found it left plenty for others, though. Great bird!;):geek::giggle::love:(y)

I remember lovely, delightful, striking-appearance flocks of cedar waxwings, coming in the early Spring, and feasting on the dried, dead shriveled berries that were still, after the long, cold winter, hanging onto branches of trees and shrubs, that were leftover from the summer before.

Those shrubs look like they'd be a great addition to an environmental garden. Likely would support important pollinators, as well.
 
Kaila said:
That is a cedar waxwing. It's a beautiful bird, with interesting unique markings. They eat berries of all types. I always found it left plenty for others, though. Great bird!;):geek::giggle::love:(y)

I remember lovely, delightful, striking-appearance flocks of cedar waxwings, coming in the early Spring, and feasting on the dried, dead shriveled berries that were still, after the long, cold winter, hanging onto branches of trees and shrubs, that were leftover from the summer before.

Those shrubs look like they'd be a great addition to an environmental garden. Likely would support important pollinators, as well.
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I read they can get tipsy on berries when the berries are old and ferment. They are a beautiful bird.
I have seen those berries but did not know what they are called. Sadly, I have liked the outdoors all my life but can't identify much of what I see.
 
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