Hawthorn Fireberry

Number of Seeds: 30

Description: Edible fruit – raw or cooked. Used mainly as a famine food. A very pleasant flavour when ripe, with the added bonus of ripening in late summer before most other members of the genus. The fruit can be used in making pies, preserves, etc, and can also be dried for later use.

Planting Instructions: Scarify – Place seeds in a tin can/glass and pure boiling water, let soak for 24 hours. Scatter in trays and transplant into 1L bags when 5cm tall. Plant into permanent position when 50cm high.