Empetrum eamesii
| Empetrum eamesii | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-6.5 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 0.5' |
| Width: | 2' |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Empetrum eamesii (common name: rockberry)
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. The seed can be very slow to germinate, stored seed requires 5 months warm then 3 months cold stratification at 5°c[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 3cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Takes 3 weeks. Good percentage[2][1].
Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, 3cm with a heel, October in a frame. Requires shade. Good percentage[2][1].
Cultivation: A calcifuge plant, it is easily grown in a lime-free soil[1]. Prefers a moist sandy peaty soil and some shade[3][4].
The flowers of this species are usually hermaphrodite, but some female flowers are produced[1].
Range: North-eastern N. America - S.E. Labrador to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
Habitat: Exposed sands and siliceous gravels and rocks[5].
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked[6][1]. The fruit is about 4mm in diameter[1].
Usage: Succeeds as a ground cover plant in exposed positions[1].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Wind: Tolerates strong winds
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Simmons, Alan. Growing Unusual Fruit. David and Charles, 1972.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.