SOFT FRUIT SWOP(Late 09 early 2010)

[swaine]

looking to swop any of the following fruit for any fruit i dont already have,over 50 types of gooseberry ( available as cuttings only)
over 15 redcurrants ( cuttings only) over 10 types whitecurrant ( cuttings only) blackcurrants over 25 types (russian verities as rooted plants rest as cuttings) may have some pinkcurrants also
hybrid berries, tayberry, boysenberry,loganberry ,sunberry,tummelberry marrionberry, etc etc
black, yellow, red raspeberries (in small quantities) 20 types of blackberry
wild strawberries around 20 verieties (white,yellows,reds fruiters)thimbleberry
salmonberry,
strawberrys,musk,chillien,virginian,green, tons of other stuff, plus some ordinary strawberry verities,
plus tons of my own experimental fruit, have a stunning red flowered strawberry, pink flowered strawberries, also some of my own hybrids,raspberries etc( also billberry,cowberry,alpine currants)
will be supplied as cuttings or bare rooted plants please note this for for later in the year!! nothing for dispatch immediatly, if you wish to enquire please feel free to do so, may take me a day or two to get back to you due to work and other commitments regards stew

[SarzWix]

Hi swaine Looks an interesting list as always! I don't think I've got anything interesting or unusual to swap - just the usual catalogue varieties.
There is a yellow cherry tree in a field near here that I've tried to take a cutting from but it hasn't taken Might try doing it from the stone this year but I don't know how reliable that is?

[wollyanna]

Wow where do you grow all these varieties I would be very interestd but at the moment only have bog standard swops.have you any cloudberries always looked for some of these to try Wollyanna

[swaine]

Hi swaine Looks an interesting list as always! I don't think I've got anything interesting or unusual to swap - just the usual catalogue varieties.
There is a yellow cherry tree in a field near here that I've tried to take a cutting from but it hasn't taken Might try doing it from the stone this year but I don't know how reliable that is?

ill give anything ago, think the best thing to do is take a young cutting and graft it onto an established tree which will be at a certain time of year, keep me informed on this one, as i have established cherry trees ready, reagrds stew

[swaine]

Wow where do you grow all these varieties I would be very interestd but at the moment only have bog standard swops.have you any cloudberries always looked for some of these to try Wollyanna

hi,dont grow them anymore, i used to grow cloudberries a few years ago( the only fruit that has dissapointed me) needs acid soil, never got it to fruit!!!!
could get it to flower thou, i believe the cloudberry is a truly wild fruit will stay that way, more i look into think male and female plants are needed, but this has been reputed by some and agreed by others, can be found northen england poss scotland quite high up,(mountains hills) i can get hold of some so if your desperate ill see what i can do for you, stew

[BFG]

Nice collection!

I've got Chokeberry, Japenese Wineberry, Sea Buckthorn, Strawberry Tree (not doing very well), Elaeagnus x ebbingeim, Gojo, Berberis darwinii, Juneberry and 4 or 5 Hazel varieties.

Any of them any good for you?

[DexR]

Hi, I take it you like fruit then. I am afraid I do not have anything exciting as yet, First year on Lottie, growing raspberries as they were already there,planted loads of strawberries, 2 jostaberries & will be planting some blueberries later this year, but would be interested in blackcurrants & Boysenberry if you will have spares, as I am trying to grow different berries to "normal" lottie fruit.

[thedrisback]

hi there cor i have not heard of most of them
im growing rassburrys as well got the plants out of the pound shop lol
but they are lovely
you must be a very good grower

[flowergirl5447]

hi swaine i am very interested i all you fruit cuttings not the stawberrys i have noting to swap but if there is anyting i could buy for you for the swaps i would be happy to helpwe have a very large garden and loads of room for some soft fruit please reply thank you flowergirl

[swaine]

Nice collection!

I've got Chokeberry, Japenese Wineberry, Sea Buckthorn, Strawberry Tree (not doing very well), Elaeagnus x ebbingeim, Gojo, Berberis darwinii, Juneberry and 4 or 5 Hazel varieties.

Any of them any good for you?

anything is good, would love to try a chokeberry (arionaberry) sea buckthorn, thanks stew

[swaine]

hi swaine i am very interested i all you fruit cuttings not the stawberrys i have noting to swap but if there is anyting i could buy for you for the swaps i would be happy to helpwe have a very large garden and loads of room for some soft fruit please reply thank you flowergirl

thats no probs, im not allowed to sell to you, but anything you require if you cover just the postage of the items you require ill gladly send them to you no problems, i usually get the straight swops out of the way before christmas,then the postaged paid ones after christmas , if you need anyother info feel free to contact me, i dont bite, most of the time, many thanks stew

[flowergirl5447]

fruit shoots

if you could tell me how much postage and packing is i will send stamps thank you flowergirl

[flowergirl5447]

hi swaine i wonder if you are still going to let me have any soft fruit i will send stamps if you tell me how much it will cost

[thedrisback]

hi there i would like some cutings if you tell me th size of a jiffy back and costs i will send you a sae thanks

[Birdie Wife]

Hi Swaine, I would love to try some marionberries - do they sucker like raspberries? I don't think I have anything to add to your list, although I do have a packet of huckleberry seeds if you want them. Happy to send you a SAE if you have spare canes?