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Post Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:11 pm   Saskatoon berries

Anyone tried saskatoon berries on their turtles?
I picked some the other day, and brought them home. Thought I'd try them on the turtles.
Neither of them are that keen on any kind of fruits (I've had a little success with melon).
Ralph will try anything. He seemed pretty interested in them. I think he liked the sweetness, but not the seeds. He bit a little piece off, and chewed it up a bit, but spit out the seeds.
Frankie reacted how she does with any new food; Inspect it closely, then shy away from it in fear. Time will tell if she tries them, or if I end up having to scoop them back out.

According to the nutritional info on wikipedia, they've got a higher amount of calcium and vitamin E than blueberries!
I planted some seeds, so fingers crossed I'll have my own trees in a couple years :D
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:26 am   

I have no clue what "Saskatoon berries" even are?
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:49 am   

jozzep wrote:I have no clue what "Saskatoon berries" even are?
ditto...
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:58 am   

Did you plant the seeds in your filter?

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewt ... ht=sprouts

hehe.

I tried planting a tomato seed on the bio portion of my HOT filter, and it is starting to grow!!

It looks like the saskatoon berry is just a rebel blueberry. :)
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:47 am   

I've never heard of saskatoon berries until now. Where would one get those?
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:14 am   

Hmm, wikipedia also calls them Juneberries, which I've heard of, but never had. Looks like they are common to Canada and north-western and north-central US. I don't know if they would grow anywhere else in the US, sounds like they need colder climates!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier_alnifolia
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:52 pm   

Saskatoons are one of the few wild berries I can identify. I remember growing up if my and my dad were hiking, we'd pick out the saskatoon bushes and stop for a snack. They're ripe for a really short time, and the birds and the bears love them, so you just have to be at the right place at the right time!
They're really sweet, even if they're a touch under ripe. I'm not sure how to describe the taste. It doesn't really taste like any other berry I know of.
I've never really heard of a "domestic" saskatoon, but I suppose they must exist, since I had saskatoon yogurt recently!
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Inside, and the seeds. There's maybe 4-6 seeds in each berry. We've had a dry spring, so the seeds might be bigger than usual.
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