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Re: Cornus mas
- To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Cornus mas
- From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:37:41 -0500
- Newsgroups: permaculture
- Organization: Permaculture Activist, Culture's Edge, Patterns for Abundance, and Earthaven Ecovillage
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mIEKAL aND wrote:
> anyone know the hardiness on these species? Im growing an unnamed
> variety from bear creek, they arent very fast growing, maybe 4' tall
> after 3 years & the rabbits have taken out most of them...
>
>
> Keith Johnson wrote:
>
>> > 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)
>
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