'Big Hip' Apple Rose

Rosa villosa Origin: Europe (via Michigan) Improvement status: Cultivar Seeds per packet: ~10 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED Life cycle: Perennial We're very excited to be offering our first culinary rose-hip rose here, thanks to our friend Ken Asmus of Oikos Tree Crops in southwestern Michigan. Ken tried to retire a few years ago, but the plants apparently kept calling him back! He's still selling seeds and plants, but now he's only selling bulk amounts of seeds, pricing out the smaller customers who just want to try a packet-sized amount. So we're happy he's willing to have us buy a few things from him in bulk so we can offer them at a smaller size to all of you!Here's what Ken says about 'Big Hip':"Selected from Apple Rose, Rosa villosa [sometimes still called Rosa pomifera], 'Big Hip' has produced the most fruit in the smallest amount of plant. Even small 1 ft tall plants can be packed with fruit. Best in full sun in exposed sites. Thorny but not overly dangerous either