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[lee sharp <sharplr@yahoo.com>]

Hi Pete

What you have is "Goumi"(Elaeagnus Multiflora). About
30years ago my Mother got a seedling plant from a
relative just east of Bush,La, near you and it too was
described as some sort of cherry. Normally the seed do
not germinate but one year and only one year since
that plant has been in production, dozens of seed did
come up under that plant. I obtained several and still
have one in my orchard north of Biloxi,Ms. and it has
been producing about 15 years but never a seed to
germinate from it. I took fruit and limbs to SFF
meetings and it was identified for me by Mr T.O.
Warren and others as "Goumi". The plant growth is
bushy much lihe an azelia and does not want to grow
with a main trunk like most trees.

Lee Sharp
zone8B In South Mississippi
--- kc5gxc <pete@cmpsource.com> wrote:
> 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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