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Linton starts with ... Treacle Berries - Smilacina racemosa - popping up now! After being asleep underground all Winter the Treacle Berry Plants have just emerged with the coming of Spring. I wasn't sure if they were still alive all this time and now that they are resprouting I'm hoping for a better crop this year. Best to be kept in pots as they didn't like being out in the ground and hot sun last season. The delicious bitter sweet flavour tastes just like the Golden Syrup that we used to eat of the tin when we were kids!
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 26th September 2014 7:54pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 26th September 2014 7:58pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 26th September 2014 8:05pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 11th December 2014 11:40am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... The Treacle Berries have still not been eaten! But they have turned a crimson magenta colour so I tried one and it was sickly sweet with no hint of bitterness so they must be over-ripe. The flavour was almost identical to Panama Berries and since I can't grow Panama Berries it seems like a perfect alternative.
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 7th March 2015 6:13pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author John WA 7th March 2015 6:58pm #UserID: 1758 Posts: 99 View All John's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi John Not sure how they would go in WA as they are a cool climate plant. They can get a bit burnt in strong sun and my plants are growing and fruiting in full shade. I doubt if the nurseries here would be able to send these plants to WA and they become deciduous in Winter. So you might have a better shot with seeds, cold stratify them over Winter and plant in the Spring. Should grow very rapidly then. Cheers! | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 7th March 2015 8:20pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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