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  • From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cornus Mas (hardiness)
  • Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:43:24 -0500

Lotsa Cornus mas here. Does extremely well, it's the first thing to flower, the same time as the pussywillows. These here have survived several weeks of -20F & a few days of -30F over the years. Tho the bark exfoliates and the leaves get a spot of anthracnose, they put on copious amounts of fruit which with we make my favorite jam. While I was in Romania, these fruits were a common site in the farmers markets, fresh & processed.

~mIEKAL


On Apr 18, 2005, at 7:17 AM, Jwlehman@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 4/18/2005 6:52:33 AM US Eastern Standard Time, loneroc@mwt.net writes:


Any advice on the likely hardiness of either of the above two C. mas cultivars


There are 6 C. mas seedlings here in zone 5b, central Indiana. Lowest winter temps about -10. Last two years -8.  Had them about 5 years, they seem to be doing well, no major winter damage. We on the 1991 NAFEX / VIR exchange trip saw them growing wild in the Krasnodar region of Russia, near the black sea. That is I believe equivalent to zone 6-5. One Green World says hardy to zone 4.  

Jerry



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