On 16 Jan, 17:18, echinosum
wrote:
A few comments on things that have been said.
(6) I've eaten ripe and very tasty berries off Amelanchier (canadensis
or lamarcki, they are quite hard to tell apart) bushes growing in a
reasonably shady spot in Oxfordshire. These need a fairly moist soil in
which to thrive. The birds love them, so they may need netting. Mine is
in a sunny dry spot, and doesn't do very well at all, it is inclined to
get its leaves scorched off.

This amelanchier is also called Juneberry and the berries are lovely,
juicy and fat and taste like apples. Mine grows under a very large and
old holly and shaded by it along with a photinia fraseri. They are
woodland plants and do well in the shade.

What about the rosa rugosa I mentioned?! Fat juicy hips, rich in
vitamin C and they can be eaten raw!