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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Today I noticed two fruits on one of my Cornus Mas.  I didn't think  
that tree even flowered, so it was a pleasant surprise.  (The other  
one had a lot of flowers.)  I ate one, and it was clearly underripe -  
hard and very sour, but not too bad.  The other one was slightly  
redder, but also hard to the touch.

How can I tell when it is ripe?

I'm tempted to just pick the fruit now, before some critter gets it,  
but it would be neat to get it to ripen.

thanks,
Ginda Fisher
eastern Mass., zone 6