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Re: Cornus mas





Hi!  According to my horticultural resources, Cornus mas will grow from 
zones 4-8, quite a wide variety of ranges.

Tom Howe

>From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
>To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
>Subject: Re: Cornus mas
>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:56:40 -0500
>
>Harald,
>
>
>Harald und Margit Wedig wrote:
>
> > Greetings from the netherlands to all of you!
> > Can someone tell me names of sweet varieties of Cornus mas
>
>You may already have this data from Cornucopia: Sourcebook of Edible Plants 
>(which, if
>you haven't got, is a must have title for every Pcist's bookshelf and can 
>be ordered
>from the Permaculture Activist) which lists 6 cultivars of Cornus Mas as 
>follows:
>Bulgarian: deep scarlet to violet, high in sugar, excellent flavor, small
>stone.(Available from Eppler Ltd, Po Box 16513, Seattle Wa, USA 98116, 
>206-932-2211)
>Cream: Creamy skin, lighter flesh, Excellent quality (same source as above)
>Golden Glory: Edible red fruits(from Carroll Gardens, PO Box 310, 
>Westminster, MD 21157
>USA, 301-848-5422 or Holbrook Rarm and Nursery, Rt. 2, Box 223B, Fletcher, 
>NC, USA
>28732, 704-891-7790)
>Romanian: Large, spherical fruit, bright red, lighter flesh, high in sugar, 
>delicately
>glavored, quality excellent, highly productive. (see Eppler above)
>Russian Giant: Very large, barrel-shaped fruit, deep scarlet, flesh lighter 
>scarlet,
>high in sugar, excellent flavor, small stone. (Eppler)
>Yellow: Yellow skin, lighter yellow flesh, excellent quality. (Eppler)
>
>They sound very yummy. I wish I had direct experience, but that will have 
>to wait 'til
>my crop comes in. I, too, would like to hear from folks who have actually 
>tasted any of
>these cultivars.
>
> > and Mahonia aquifolium.
>
>Cornucopia lists 6 species of Mahonia (no cultivars) of which I have 
>sampled only the
>longleaf oregon grape (M. nervosa), which was tasty but very sour. I have 
>also sampled
>fruit from M. lomariifolia which tasted pretty much the same.
>
> > I am interested in your own experience with the fruit and not what you
> > have read about it;
> > if you ever ate normal Mahonia aquifolium berries because you read
> > somewhere that they are tasty, you will know what I mean:-)
> > I have knowlegde about some interesting species and varieties, that I
> > collected in eastern Germany and other east European countries.
> > I would love to hear from you
> > Harald Wedig
> >
> >
><< keithdj.vcf >>

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