To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cornus mas
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:50:39 -0500
I've never sampled any of the selected varieties. Are there
noticeable improvements in taste, size & astringency? Any that would
be hardy here in Wisconsin? & how true to seed are C. mas?
~mIEKAL
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com> wrote:
> I can't speak to the self fertility because of the number of C. mas trees I
> have, but every one took 7 years or longer to start blooming, and once they
> did bloom, it took at least two more years before they started to bear.
> Once bearing started, they've never missed.
> -Lon Rombough