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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

I grow Pioneer here along with several other named selections.  Of them all, Pioneer produces the least amount of fruit.  For me, Elegant has the best flavored fruit and started production much earlier than the others.  I do have problems keeping them alive, having lost two Elegant during the winters in zone 5.  Not sure what the issue may be but hardiness could be the issue.  Pioneer produced in the year following its initial blooming.  Pioneer requires some bletting before best taste, but Elegant was good right off the tree.  No experience with Jubulee. 

John



--- On Thu, 5/28/09, Kathryn Mathews <kathmath@charterinternet.com> wrote:

From: Kathryn Mathews <kathmath@charterinternet.com>
Subject: [NAFEX] Cornus mas
To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 10:12 AM

I planted one cornelian cherry (cornus mas) about 5 or 6 years ago (Jubilee, I think.  Maybe Pioneer.) with the idea that I would plant more if I liked the fruit.  So far, it hasn't fruited.  Either it's not actually self-fertile as reported, or possibly I'm too far north to get fruit, although the last several years there have been no freezes during or after it bloomed.  I did notice (after planting the tree) that Lee Rich mentioned in his book that they woudn't bear fruit north of zone 5.  I am in southern MN, zone 4.  I'm wondering if anyone else in zones 3 or 4 has had any success getting fruit from cornus mas.  And if so, what varieties.

Kathryn Mathews

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