The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: Glencairn on September 25, 2017, 01:35:54 pm
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How would I go about introducing Bilberries?
I would initially like to plant some in my garden and then once they had established move a small amount to my ground in order to promote greater animal diversity.
The variety that stood out as being native to Scotland is Vaccinium Uliginosum - any ideas where I could source these? Thanks.
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Or "erts" as I know them. Don't know where one can buy Uliginosum, but perhaps some local cuttings/seed (stratification required) would be the solution. I too have a mind to plant up a bed idc with donors from my hedges - Myrtillus I believe - as I'm not a great fan of blueberries. Unfortunately, my wild ones didn't fruit at all well this year for some reason!
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Thank you.
I managed to find a nursery in the Black Isle that sells them. It's early days yet, I've only had them for a week, but I'll see how they take at home first before I try to establish them in the wild. :garden: