To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Kousa dogwood fruits
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 13:09:48 -0500
At 12:36 PM 9/9/2003 -0500, mIEKAL wrote:
Will c. kousa make it in Zone 4? Ive got a lot of c. mas & I love the
flavor, tho the astringency takes a bit of getting used to.
All the references I've seen say hardy in zones 5-8, but Dirr says it
should be given a zone 4b designation - flower buds are more hardy than
C.florida. No astringency on this one, though the leathery skin should be
avoided, as it is pretty gritty/grainy.