They were tiny and sparse, but they were there and sweet. Supposedly they can produce fruit all year. From what I have observed individual plants do not produce all year, but one may produce one month and the plant next to it will produce three months later.

This plant is almost all new growth for this year, there was a fire here a few months ago. I was very surprised to see the plants growing, much less producing.

I am not 100% sure on the name, they are a boxthorn however. Wolf and goji berries are from China and Tibet. These look more like Tibetan goji.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goji

  • Jim East@slrpnk.netEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Nice! Plants that can survive disasters like fire will be increasingly important in the coming years… Do you have a lot of these goji plants growing where you are?

    • nocturne@slrpnk.netOPM
      1·
      3 months ago

      They grow wild here, and yes they are some areas with a lot of them. I found the first one (first to me) I think four years ago. After finding the first I found several other patches. Now I recognize them even workout any fruit on them.

      Last year we based our morning hikes around them so we (my dog and I) could snack. I found one area where the bushes are close to 6 feet tall and early 20 feet in diameter. Being box thorns they are thorny, so reaching your hand deep inside for the berries can be a dangerous and painful choice.

      I have been wanting to try and transplant a few into our yard. It is a really small yard though, still hoping we can move somewhere with a big yard for a garden.

    • nocturne@slrpnk.netOPM
      2·
      3 months ago

      Do you get much fruit from them? I found a patch near my sister’s house and they were some really large berries.

      • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org
        2·
        3 months ago

        Admittedly no, but we’re seeing more predators for the things that are keeping them from their potential. They get hit by potato beetles and hornworms in my experience, but others might have less pressure if they don’t grow as much Monarda as we do.

        • nocturne@slrpnk.netOPM
          2·
          3 months ago

          The pup and I hiked a different trail than our daily today. We have only taken this route once this year. Most of the wolfberry bushes were in bloom. But the few by the road had fruit. It had been an incredibly dry summer in New Mexico this year and it is very visible in these bushes.