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Nanking Cherries are Here!

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:15:50 +0000

We’re nearing the end of July, which can mean only one thing… the nanking cherries have arrived! These delicious berries are often overlooked, but are excellent urban fruit for jellies, juice, syrups, and more. If you were following Getty’s advice this spring, you will have taken note of all the trees with the cute pink…

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Sakura – Cherry Blossom

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:50:49 +0000

Aren’t they beautiful! In established neighbourhoods across the prairies these wonderful pink blossoms are making their appearance. They’ll only be here for a short time, so enjoy them while you can. And, if you’re interested in harvesting cherries, make note of their location, because these lovely pink blossoms turn into delicious nanking cherries by the…

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The Cherries are Almost Ready

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:01:00 +0000

Nanking Cherries are almost ready for picking. These delicious little flavour bombs are very juicy and can get quite sweet if left long enough. We use them for juice, pancake syrup and jelly. We also like eating them right off the bush, although that does get messy when dealing with all those pits – after…

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The Neighbourhood is Blooming

Fri, 14 May 2010 19:06:00 +0000

Nanking Cherry Bush Spring blossoms are such a beautiful and promising sight. I can’t help but imagine the wonderful fresh fruit, juice, jellies, syrups, pies and sauces that will await us this summer and fall. It took us a while to pinpoint exactly what kind of cherry we had growing in our back yard. All…

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