Opal Gardens
Red Gem
Goumi
- Flavor
- Sweet-tart, compared to tart/pie cherry or apple
- Texture
- Juicy
- Size
- Up to 5/8 in. (16mm) - the larger of the two common commercial goumi ...
- Shape
- Oval/oblong drupe, scarlet-red, speckled with silver
- Ripens
- July
Cultivars
Goumi
Related to autumn olive — lycopene-rich berries with a bright, early-summer punch.
Flavor key
Sweet
Tart
Aromatic
Opal Gardens
Sweet Scarlet
Goumi
- Flavor
- Aromatic, reminiscent of pie cherries
- Texture
- Juicy
- Size
- About 1/2 in. - slightly smaller than Red Gem
- Shape
- Oval, scarlet-red, speckled with silver
- Ripens
- July - ripens a few days earlier than Red Gem