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Post by castanea on Sept 9, 2012 23:31:41 GMT -5
I have finally had a nice crop on my two small trees this year. I have one of the red fruited trees from One Green World and their yellow fruited one: www.onegreenworld.com//index.php?cPath=1_26The red fruited is OK, definitely edible and palatable. At its best it is pretty decent. The yellow fruited one is superb, one of my favorite fruits this year. I am very surprised. I am going to plant more of them. They are also very pretty little trees. Although they are not terribly fond of hot dry summer weather, they tolerate it if given ample water. |
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Post by steev on Sept 10, 2012 0:45:12 GMT -5
'K, I tried them from OGW some years ago, but they croaked; no doubt whatsoever that it was my fault, not theirs.
I would like to see my Service Tree, Trebizond Date, and Autumn Olive (all from OGW) show some likelihood of producing any fruit, whatsoever.
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Post by mayz on Sept 10, 2012 3:11:10 GMT -5
Cornus mas is a common shrub here. I can send seeds to interested guys.
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Post by MikeH on Sept 10, 2012 6:25:27 GMT -5
Castanea, how long after you purchased them did they take to fruit? Seeds probably won't come true but if you have any, I'd love to try although they're deeply dormant and would be a challenge to get to germinate - www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-7FABAH |
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Post by castanea on Sept 15, 2012 16:13:23 GMT -5
Castanea, how long after you purchased them did they take to fruit? Seeds probably won't come true but if you have any, I'd love to try although they're deeply dormant and would be a challenge to get to germinate - www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-7FABAHAt least 5 years for any fruit at all. Then 2 years with tiny crops. Then a larger crop last year. Then pretty decent crops this year. I can send seeds. Just send me a PM with your address. |
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Post by raymondo on Sept 15, 2012 18:30:18 GMT -5
Is the Cornelian cherry Cornus mas? I have a small Cornus kousa. Do they produce similar fruit?
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Post by MikeH on Sept 15, 2012 19:09:16 GMT -5
  Cornus kousa on the left and Cornus mas on the right. |
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Post by khoomeizhi on Sept 15, 2012 20:51:27 GMT -5
yeah, not at all similar fruit. best thing i can find to do with kousa fruit is brewing wine. interesting...and decent, but potentially pretty grainy and weird eaten out-of-hand. not cherry-like.
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Post by steev on Sept 15, 2012 22:03:28 GMT -5
"Grainy and weird eaten out-of-hand", I agree; wine, you say.
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Post by castanea on Sept 15, 2012 23:34:44 GMT -5
yeah, not at all similar fruit. best thing i can find to do with kousa fruit is brewing wine. interesting...and decent, but potentially pretty grainy and weird eaten out-of-hand. not cherry-like. The kousa fruit is a bit reminiscent of fruit from the Strawberry Tree - Arbutus unedo. |
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Post by castanea on Sept 15, 2012 23:36:34 GMT -5
Arbutus unedo:  |
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Post by raymondo on Sept 16, 2012 2:07:55 GMT -5
Ahhh...I think I'll just leave the Cornus kousa to its decorative self. I bought it as an ornamental anyway.
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Post by MikeH on Sept 16, 2012 9:53:50 GMT -5
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Post by castanea on Sept 16, 2012 10:36:17 GMT -5
Ahhh...I think I'll just leave the Cornus kousa to its decorative self. I bought it as an ornamental anyway. It's not bad though. Just weird. Not quite as good as Arbutus unedo, but much, much better than che (cudrania tricuspidata). |
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Post by khoomeizhi on Sept 16, 2012 11:21:21 GMT -5
some of the che i've had has been great. personally i'd put it slightly above kousa for out of hand.
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