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.
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.
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.