Salmonberry

Photo by dwest-of-seattle

About

Specimen grown from seed collected in Camp Long, West Seattle

Growing notes

Grown in partial shade under a camelia

— dwest-of-seattle (West Seattle)

Grower's journal

Timeline

Planted Apr 1, 2019 · 2578 days to first bloom · 2621 days to first harvest

Phenology

202620d harvest window
  • Flowering Apr 22
  • First Fruit Jun 4
  • Harvest Jun 4
  • Done Producing Jun 24

June 2026

Done ProducingJun 24, 2026
by dwest-of-seattle
HarvestJun 8, 2026

This one also produces dark red berries

by dwest-of-seattle
HarvestJun 4, 2026

Our little harvest, salmonberry have a lot of color variations, this makes a nice reddish orange color fruit, really attractive. I also find these to be tasty, maybe better than some of the wild varieties around us.

by dwest-of-seattle
SowingJun 4, 2026

Planting seeds in coconut core and old coffee grounds

by dwest-of-seattle
First FruitJun 4, 2026

Not bad

by dwest-of-seattle

April 2026

FloweringApr 22, 2026
by dwest-of-seattle

April 2019

PlantingApr 1, 2019
by dwest-of-seattle

Seed trials

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Flavor profile
6.0/10(1 review)
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Grapefruit

Details
Founding Stock
Parent B: Open pollination
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Location
Growers (1)
1 growing
First planted April 2019
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dwest-of-seattleFirst Grower

West Seattle · Planted Apr 1, 2019

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