AboutRobin Expertise I can answer questions relating to the identification, growing and ethnobotany of native plants in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States, particularly the Great Lakes Region.
I am not so good with grasses and I cannot answer questions related to the West Coast or the deep South. Please, don't ask me about nursery ornamentals. I have no interest whatsoever in keeping up with the nursery trade.
Experience I maintain a half acre woodland garden in Michigan. I have attended many native gardening workshops and I studied field botany in college. I have taken groups on native plant walks.
Organizations Michigan Native Gardeners
Wild Ones
Education/Credentials I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology with a Biology minor.
Question Hi Robin this is Brad Streight and I live in Odenton,Md.and my questions pertains to certain nut bearing trees,berries and fruit that grow in western Maryland in both Allegheny and Garrett Counties whether they're grown wild and cultivated with hopes that you can answer all three! This pertains to Oaks,Beech and Hickory trees,fruit trees and berries for the periods from September thru the beginning of November and I,d like to know what months and time frames do the nuts ripen and fall and the ripening times to the fruits and berries? Sincerely,Brad Streight
Answer Each species is different. As a general rule, the nuts start to ripen and fall as the leaves start to change color. By the time the leaves fall, most of the nuts have fallen. Most berries are done by autumn. Wild cherries (if you want to call them berries) ripen in the early summer, strawberries and blueberries in June, raspberries in July and August. Grapes (not berries, but...) ripen slowly over the summer and we start picking them in September.
