There are multiple selections of goumi, Elaeagnus multiflora. However, the selection Catharine's Find is of unclear origin and is probably an interspecific hybrid. It has larger and tastier fruits than the commonly available goumis. I grow it for a number of years. However, the production in my shady yard was minimal so far. It seems, these trees require full sun for good production. I just planted an air layer from my home tree on my new farm and looking forward to harvesting more of these. On the other hand, two seedlings from this accession produced pretty well after just one year on the new farm. Both seedlings have smaller fruits than the mother tree. The picture below shows Catharine's Find (top) and Seedling #2 fruits.
Seedling #1 fruits are smaller than #2, but they are ripening later than #2. Below picture shows their sizes wth #1 fruits on the left.
What month do these fruit?
ReplyDeleteThese fruited in the second half of May in 2023 in Sacramento Valley
DeleteWill you have any of Catherine's Find Goumi for sale soon?
ReplyDeleteI should have cuttings during our winter sale
DeleteHas Catharine's Find variety a larger size fruit than Tillamook/Carmine variety that Lucile @ Whitman Farm sells? I grow that variety..
ReplyDeleteI don’t know, as don’t grow that cultivar
DeleteHello, could you tell me where you originally received your original Catherine's Find mother plant? I'm trying to track down the origin of Catharine's Find. Also, are seedlings #1 & #2 genetic clones of your mother plant? Or did you plant them from seed? If they are an identical clone, then why do you think the fruits are smaller than the mother plant?
ReplyDeleteHello, are you able to tell me from whom / where you received your mother plant Catherine's Find? I'm trying to track down the origin of this cultivar. Also, are seedlings #1 & #2 genetic clones of your mother plant, or are they from seed? If they are genetic clones (air layered, cuttings, divisions), then do you have any ideas why the fruits are smaller than the mother plant?
ReplyDeleteI got it from Bay Area friends. Yes, the #1 and #2 are seedlings from the mother Catherine’s Find. You can see them fruiting in the YouTube videos in this playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiwjdtJGDLQffKUOaIZhdXUJ_jSYjUg0L&si=ZUE6Zyqpmt8yFk5f
DeleteIn a couple of days we will open our summer sale of greenwood and we will have some wood for all 3 goumis we grow. The sale is at reallygoodplants.com
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