The Saskatoon berry is rich in vitamins and antioxidants, and higher in fibre and protein than most fruits because the seeds are edible. The fruit is sweet, with dense, juicy flesh and excellent fresh, frozen, or dried. ... It is self-fertile, but will produce more fruit when grown in groups.

Are Saskatoon seeds poisonous?

Saskatoons contain cyanogenic glycosides (mostly in the seeds), which can become cyanide. ... Processed forms of cyanide have been used as deadly poisons at various times in world history. While those consequences should not be ignored or whitewashed, they do not represent cases of 'accidental' poisoning.

How do you grow Saskatoons from seed?

Saskatoons may be propagated from seed, root sprouts (suckers), or tissue culture. To collect seed, gather the fruit as soon as it ripens and clean the fruit pulp from the seed. Sow clean seeds in fall; germination will occur the following spring. Collect plant material in early spring when plants are dormant.