Pam Moore19/2/04 7:46
I've listened again to GQT having taped it.
Bob's "Plant of the week" was;
Osmaronia aka Nutalia aka oso-berry
He says it flowers now, weeks before the ordinary flowering currant.
I did a quick Google and found it under Burncoose Nurseries.
Pam in Bristol
In the books it's listed as Oemleria syn. Osmaronia. It is Oemleria
cerasiformis (Indian plum, Oso berry). A deciduous, upright, then arching
shrub that forms dense thickets 8' x 12. Leaves are narrowly oval and dark
blue-green. It has nodding clusters of small, fragrant,, bell-shaped, white
flowers in early spring, then small plum-shaped, purple fruits. This is
according to the RHS Encyclopedia. Burncoose sells them for £9.00 each plus
about £9.00 carriage.
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