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Huckleberries are the other thing that comes to mind in terms of a popular item that has not (AFAIK) reached a point of cultivation. If they’ve figured this out

Huckleberries are the other thing that comes to mind in terms of a popular item that has not (AFAIK) reached a point of cultivation. If they’ve figured this out for Morels, maybe there are similar techniques for Huckleberries, as to my thinking that rich forest loam isn’t terribly different for the two…

dustintrex 5y ago
Cloudberries/bakeapples are another crop that seems to defy all attempts to cultivate them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus And then you have tropical fruits like mangosteen that can be grown easily enough in suitable climates, but are very difficult to transport long distances.
- hibachi_drama 5y ago
  Mangosteens are actually easily transported and I've purchased them in a number of Asian markets in the US and London, though quality may deteriorate. There are many other fruit, however, which spoil after a day or so, despite refrigeration: Pawpaw (Asiminia Triloba) Jamaican Strawberry (Muntingia Calibura) Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) Additionally, there are fruit that aren't suitable for commercial sale due to tenderness: Peanut Butter Fruit (Bunchosia grandulifera) Gummy Worm Fruit (Cercropia) Many fruit that are properly ripened won't ship well, which is why starfruit from the store never taste good. Weird Fruit Explorer and Earth Titan have tons of info on fruit if you'd like to learn more about what is growing around the world.
maxerickson 5y ago
In Michigan (where I can speak to) they don't really occur together. I guess we have wild blueberries more than we have huckleberries though.
- poulsbohemian 5y ago
  Yeah, I wouldn’t say that I’ve ever found Huckleberries and mushrooms directly adjacent, so much that I observe that they visually appear to like similar ground conditions, elevation, and perhaps tree friends. I’d further observe that Huckleberries do better in dry and shady forest floor by comparison to the affinity that Morels seem to have for water and moss. I’d also note that there is a relationship between burn areas for Morels that I don’t think is at all a factor for Huckleberries.

dustintrex 5y ago

Cloudberries/bakeapples are another crop that seems to defy all attempts to cultivate them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus And then you have tropical fruits like mangosteen that can be grown easily enough in suitable climates, but are very difficult to transport long distances.

hibachi_drama 5y ago
Mangosteens are actually easily transported and I've purchased them in a number of Asian markets in the US and London, though quality may deteriorate. There are many other fruit, however, which spoil after a day or so, despite refrigeration: Pawpaw (Asiminia Triloba) Jamaican Strawberry (Muntingia Calibura) Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) Additionally, there are fruit that aren't suitable for commercial sale due to tenderness: Peanut Butter Fruit (Bunchosia grandulifera) Gummy Worm Fruit (Cercropia) Many fruit that are properly ripened won't ship well, which is why starfruit from the store never taste good. Weird Fruit Explorer and Earth Titan have tons of info on fruit if you'd like to learn more about what is growing around the world.

maxerickson 5y ago

In Michigan (where I can speak to) they don't really occur together. I guess we have wild blueberries more than we have huckleberries though.

poulsbohemian 5y ago
Yeah, I wouldn’t say that I’ve ever found Huckleberries and mushrooms directly adjacent, so much that I observe that they visually appear to like similar ground conditions, elevation, and perhaps tree friends. I’d further observe that Huckleberries do better in dry and shady forest floor by comparison to the affinity that Morels seem to have for water and moss. I’d also note that there is a relationship between burn areas for Morels that I don’t think is at all a factor for Huckleberries.