The saskatoons (aka serviceberries) at the south end of the lot are over 10 feet high, and have lots of berries, especially on the uppermost branches. The 10 foot highway fence just 20 feet south of them probably influences that. Luckily I can bend down the branches to get the berries, and then they just pop back up. The two small bushes I planted last year near the front door are bearing as well, although I don't think the berries are quite as sweet.
The domestic currants in the backyard have no yield this year. There's a fly larvae that eats the leaves, and I chose not to use rotenone this year. I'm trying to think of the bare branches as sculpture rather than a lost crop.
The red raspberries have a fungus problem, some sort of light blue stuff that floats in the breeze in little bits when I touch the stems. I tried pulling out the infected bits but it's so widespread I'm calling it a total loss. There is very little are circulation where they are, in the easement at the base of the 10' highway fence, and there was a day of heavy rain followed by record high temperatures, perfect for fungus. I have hopes the golden raspberries along the west property line may yet yield. They're just starting to ripen.
The wild currants in the front yard bore well and I picked them yesterday morning. We had a mama and calf moose two nights ago in the front yard, but they were only interested in willow leaves, luckily.
