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  • From: hector black <hblack@TWLakes.Net>
  • To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Cornelian Cherry
  • Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:53:32 -0800

Hello Pete, Sounds like you have a Goumi or Elaeagnus uniflora. Thge
family all have silvery undersides to leaves, and our goumi has tart fruit
in May, very ornamental. We use them mixed with other (especially bland
fruits) in jams and jellies. Hector Black zone 6 middle TN
----- Original Message -----
From: kc5gxc <pete@cmpsource.com>
To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:04 PM
Subject: [nafex] Cornelian Cherry


> Hello Group
> I have what I think is a Cornelian Cherry or it may be an ealiagnus?
> of some sort. I was told it was a "cherry tree" and have seen and
> eaten some fruit. The fruit was oblong , about 3/4" long , red with
> flecks on it. Very tart. The mother tree is a large shrub about 10'
> tall. I was given what appears to be a seedling plant from under the
> mother. The mother has dull green leaves, kinda silvery underneath.
> Can anyone point me to a site with some info on cornelian cherries so
> I can determine what I have or give me a description of a cornelian
> cherry or tell me what the heck this is?
> I am in zone 8b, about 50 miles north of New Orleans on the acidic
> soils of St. Tammany Parish, La.
> Thanks, Pete Benfield/NAFEX member
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