Berry Crop Failure

[Mountain Mule]

Im curious what everyone else is encountering out in the woods, in my neighborhood (western MT), I have been seeing a pretty abysmal berry crop. Likely the last cold snap towards the end of June that caused this? I wonder if there are bands high or low that survived where the berries either set or hadnt flowered yet?

 

[Goodfish]

I also read that the Flathead cherry crop is really hit or miss depending on the location. Wettest spring and early summer I have seen in decades but it looks like the heat is in route. Bummer for the berries. I’m curious about the grouse hatch this year too.

 

[INMT]

We’re seeing a below average huckleberry crop starting to show. We’ll see about thimbleberry. Seems like they might’ve been zapped.

 

[antlerradar]

The cold snap in late spring wiped out the chokecherry, June berry and sand plums in SE MT. bummer.
Also got the cotton from the cottonwood trees.

 

[Rack Daniels]

I’ve never even started looking until the 1st of August. Don’t get bummed yet….

 

[brymoore]

I lost fruit from my cherry, apple, plum and pear trees this year. First time event. Raspberries, blackberries and blueberries are doing fine in the garden.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Seeing lots of quail and chukar chicks, was worried about that cold wet snap but they seemed to have done ok. I think were ok on berries around NE Oregon.

 

[Nameless Range]

Went looking last weekend where we typically go in the upper Blackfoot, and though it is a few weeks early, I didn't see much for prospective berries where we usually do. I think that late frost may have done some detriment.

 

[TheTone]

A local you pick blueberry farm near me is not opening this year due to loss from a late cold snap yet the ones in my yard are having the best year they ever have

Looks like huckleberries are a little behind schedule in some of my spots. Number of berries looks a little down but not completely lost

 

[IDFireLass]

No apples, plums or apricots and choke cherries this year. Even the wild choke cherries didn't have much on them when we sailed by them that I could see.

 

[Mountain Mule]

Not an ideal year to have a fall bear tag. Or maybe they'll just be more concentrated when you do find em? Looks like ill hold off until next year for an out of state fall tag.

 

[R.K.]

Chokecherries around me got hit hard, but there are still a couple hanging on. Hopefully the stuff higher up didn't bloom as early and fared a bit better- was really looking forward to picking a bunch for jam/syrup or other things.

 

[kansasdad]

Kansas will have its third year in a row with almost no sandplums. Even the mulberry trees produced way less than normal in my south central Kansas locations