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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 08:28:48 -0500

I'm in the Driftless area, half way between Madison & LaCrosse... I would call this zone 4b but then I'm on the ridge.

I have some smuggled seeds from Romania that I'll be planting out, but I haven't tried any of the Russian cultivars. All of my stock is from the legendary Bear Creek. Geez, I miss that company.

~mIEKAL


On Apr 18, 2005, at 8:17 AM, Brungardt, Sam wrote:

Where are you located and what USDA hardiness zone, and have you tried any of the Russian cultivars of C. mas? -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn.
 
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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of mIEKAL aND
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 7:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cornus Mas (hardiness)

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.  



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