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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

At 01:23 PM 9/9/2003 -0500, Charlie wrote:
> A Korean Dogwood grew at the corner of the house I grew up in, it set 
> quarter-size fruit.  I
> observed the squirrels feeding on it, eventually tried it myself, and 
> decided it was absolutely
> delicious.   I might compare its flavor a little to banana, or pawpaw.
The majority of fruits on these trees are in the 2-2.5 cm size range, but 
one produces fruits that are 4cm diameter.  Looks like a candidate for 
propagation, to me.
Agreed, the pulp tastes most reminiscent of pawpaw, to me.

> I stopped eating it when I found my heart racing and skipping beats after 
> eating it.   Has anyone
> else ever noticed this effect?   It's a shame because its a high quality 
> easy fruit from a care
> free tree.
Hmm.  Never noticed that, but I'll see if I notice it today.