Hiking through the mountains of Montana, we keep an eye out for saskatoons, a prolific, slightly sweet fruit that resembles a blueberry and hangs heavy on bushes from mid- to late summer. But nowadays foraging isn’t the only path to this tasty wild food; saskatoons are finally earning a well-deserved place in the home garden and commercial market.
Saskatoon, serviceberry, Juneberry, shad-bush—call it what you will, but are hardy, productive fruiting shrubs or small trees that have long been popular in the Canadian prairie provinces. For decades, Canadians have celebrated saskatoons in U-pick farms, festivals and recipes. Fortunately for us, more American growers are realizing the benefits