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[lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

Herre's the source list for Cornus mas from my book Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden. I woulld not worry about buying a plant from the south. A nursery shipping now should have had the plant in cold storage if it was bare root; if in a pot, it doesn't matter as long as you wait to plant it, if necessary. Does C. mas get the sudden oak death?

Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)
(Ornamental varieties are available from many nurseries.)
Edible Landscaping Nursery, Route 2, Box 77, Afton, VA 22920, 800-524-4156; www.eat-it.com
Forestfarm, 990 Tetherow, Williams, OR 97544-9599, 541-846-7269; www.forestfarm.com
Hidden Springs Nursery, 170 Hidden Springs Lane, Cookeville, TN 38501, 931-268-2592
John Gordon, Jr., 1385 Campbell Boulevard, North Amherst, NY 14120, 716-691-9371; www.geocities.com/nuttreegordon
One Green World, 28696 South Cramer Road, Molalla, OR 97038, 877-353-4028; www.onegreenworld.com
Raintree Nursery, 391 Butts Road, Morton, WA 98356, 360-496-6400; www.RaintreeNursery.com
Sherwood’s Greenhouses, P, O. Box 6, Sibley, LA 71073, 318-377-3653
Whitman Farms Nursery, 1420 Beaumont NW, Salem, OR 97304, 503-585-8728; www.whitmanfarms.com


Lee Reich, PhD
www.leereich.com


On Apr 16, 2005, at 9:28 PM, list@ginda.us wrote:

> I have two cornus mas, but I think they are too far apart to pollinate.  I've decided that rather than move the smaller one, I will buy a new one this fall.  (My soil is rocky, and if the roots have established much, it will be very hard to move the tree.)  I will put it near the one that is doing better.  There's more sun on that side.
>
> Any advice on good cultivars, and/or good people to buy from?  I prefer to buy from east of the rockies, partly because the shipping is less stressful for the plants, and partly because I'm afraid of sudden oak death.  (Although I suppose we will all be seeing that all too soon.)  Also, it's always easier to buy from the same climate or north, rather than from the south.  A southern plant may have broken dormancy in the spring before I can get it in the ground, and may not have hardened off in the fall.
>
> I am in eastern Massachusetts, zone 6.
>
> Thanks,
> Ginda Fisher
>
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