Saskatoons are my favorite berry, but I have only ever eaten them when I return to Saskatchewan. So it was amazing that two years ago, my city was giving away bushes for free on earth day. Amelanchier alnifolia. My own Saskatoonberry bush. I have rarely met people outside of Saskatchewan that recognize the berry. I figured out, on the label of a jam jar, that the french version word is l'amélanche, but still I met no one who knew the berry.
I sent my friend who grew up in Saskatchewan also a picture of the daily handful, and he found me a nearby possibility and a new name: Juneberry. Juneberry Farm is on my list of things to do. Until then, every berry from my backyard is precious!
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