To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cornus capitata
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:02:48 -0800
On 28-Nov-07, at 8:56 PM, Donna &/or Kieran wrote:
.. a dogwood tree at the Nashville arboretum, .. it was their
Evergreen dogwood, .... How hardy are they supposed to be?
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Sunset magazine says they are OK to -9 C (15 F ) but they aren't
reliably evergreen. They are from the Himalayas, and though we think
of their snowy tops, the lower elevations are home to subtropicals. I
don't know the elevation where they grow.
The only ones I have seen are ones my friends have grown from seed.
This is always a good way to get a tree that will thrive for you, and
all the ones I have seen are growing well here at the southern end of
Vancouver Island, though at -10 C even our native trees can take a
beating.
Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers