Peraphyllum ramosissimum
| Peraphyllum ramosissimum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Height: | 6' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Spring |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Peraphyllum ramosissimum (common name: squaw apple)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if this is possible otherwise as soon as stored seed is received. Stored seed is likely to require a period of cold stratification. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse or cold frame for their first winter, planting out in late spring.
Layering in spring. Takes 12 months[1].
Cultivation: Requires a good well-drained neutral or lime-free loam and the maximum possible sunshine in a sheltered position[2][3]. Does well in hot dry summers[3].
Closely related to the Amelanchier species[2].
Range: Western N. America.
Habitat: Dry hillsides[2].
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked[2]. Sour when unripe, the fruits are slightly bitter as they ripen and when fully ripe are sweetish but with a bitter after-taste[4][5]. Those fruits that have fully ripened and dried on the plant are the sweetest and most desirable[4][5]. Ripe fruits can also be used in making jellies or prepared like spiced crab apples[4][5]. Fruits are rarely borne in Britain[2][3].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harrington, Harold. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press, 1967.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.