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

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
...
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


So he didn't mean the flowering currant.

Thank you.

Mary

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.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

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.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:14:36 +0000, Sacha wrote:

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.

Osmaronia is native here. In fact, the lane leading to my house
has some, though fewer since a misguided neighbor cut a lot of
them down.

Indian plum is pretty much the first shrub to flower in the
spring, though Chaenomeles 'Contorta' gives it a run for the
money. However, it is not a very distinctive plant. Do not waste
space on it unless you have space to spare.

I also take issue with the RHS description: the leaves are a
rather pale green, at least at the time of emergence. To call it
"dark blue-green" is overly creative word-smithing.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:14:36 +0000, Sacha wrote:

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.

Osmaronia is native here. In fact, the lane leading to my house
has some, though fewer since a misguided neighbor cut a lot of
them down.

Indian plum is pretty much the first shrub to flower in the
spring, though Chaenomeles 'Contorta' gives it a run for the
money. However, it is not a very distinctive plant. Do not waste
space on it unless you have space to spare.

I also take issue with the RHS description: the leaves are a
rather pale green, at least at the time of emergence. To call it
"dark blue-green" is overly creative word-smithing.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
[change "atlantic" to "pacific" and
"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:14:36 +0000, Sacha wrote:

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.

Osmaronia is native here. In fact, the lane leading to my house
has some, though fewer since a misguided neighbor cut a lot of
them down.

Indian plum is pretty much the first shrub to flower in the
spring, though Chaenomeles 'Contorta' gives it a run for the
money. However, it is not a very distinctive plant. Do not waste
space on it unless you have space to spare.

I also take issue with the RHS description: the leaves are a
rather pale green, at least at the time of emergence. To call it
"dark blue-green" is overly creative word-smithing.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
[change "atlantic" to "pacific" and
"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]