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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Looking for recommendation for CORNELIAN CHERRY (Cornus mas), and/or scionwood or nursery source.
  • Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:26:37 -0400


On Apr 1, 2011, at 5:33 PM, Ginda Fisher wrote:

>
> On Apr 1, 2011, at 3:09 AM, Steven Covacci wrote:
>
>> Group:
>>
>>
>> CORNELIAN CHERRY [C. mas] -
>>
>>
>> I'm looking for a recommendation for a cultivar (selected for edibility)
>> for cornelian cherry dogwood (Cornus mas); and perhaps scionwood or a
>> nursery that carries the cultivar.
>>
>
> I have three C. mas, Jolico, Elegant, and something else whose name tag is
> currently buried in the snow. One of these (not Jolico) has fruited. I
> thought it was delicious. It was tasty but extremely sour when red and
> firm, and sweeter and less sour and more richly flavored when it got soft.
>
> It took several years for the trees to fruit, and the one that finally did
> fruit two years ago decided not to this year. I think one of the others
> had female flowers last year, and might even have set a fruit or two, but
> if it did it dropped them early in the season. So in my experience, this
> crop takes a lot of patience.
>
> Mine are growing in the shade, though, so perhaps you'd get fruit faster in
> the sun.
>
I got out and checked today, the third one (and the one that's fruited) is
Pioneer. It and Elegant are older than the Jolico by a few years. The
Elegant is the prettiest tree.

Despite bits of snow still on the ground, the Cornus Mas is about to flower,
the buds are about half open.


> Ginda
> Eastern MA, zone 6




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