Your Haskap is beautiful! I've never heard of that before - I'm going to do some research. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply and provide these details!
Nancy Reading wrote:Lots of soft fruit ripen early. I think my Haskap (honey berry, Lonicera caerulea) are the first to change colour, although not ripe till much later.
My Haskap on Skye
Raspberries, and ribes species (gooseberry, red, white and blackcurrants) ripen through the summer, like bluberries there are varieties to extend the season. Some Eleagnus ripen in spring rather than summer (see pfaf), although you may wish to avoid these since they are invasive in some areas. Cherries are probably the earliest conventional top fruit.
I haven`t had much luck establishing these yet, but several Japanese Sansai (mountain vegetables) are sprouts from trees, Particularly Aralia elata and Toona sinensis come to mind. There are other tree leaves that are considered edible, even palatable (mulberry and lime (Tilia sp.) for example. I`m not sure how many of these would be suitable for your area.
Hello food forest friends! I’m just starting out planning my food forest. I live in growing zone 7, mid-Atlantic USA. I’m looking for suggestions on early ripening food forest trees and shrubs. So many that I’ve read about so far are for September harvest, I’m worried I’ll have such a glut but nothing the early part of the year. Suggestions for trees and shrubs that harvest early in the year (like blueberries) would be much appreciated!
