"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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My cherry tree died last year. I'm thinking about replacing it with a
cornelian cherry because Wife wants something with some fall color. You
posted a couple of years ago that your Cornus mas was blooming too early
(mid January). Did it set fruit that year or get blasted?

it did set fruit. (where are you at Bob??

How quickly do these trees grow, and is the fruit any good?
well in eleven years a twig that was in a four inch pot grew to 17-18
foot.........and the "cherries" are good!
they grow faster than most dogwoods they are the first thing to bloom around
here before the forsythia's, and the flowers are awesome (I'll send you a
picture of her in full bloom if you'd like, or post it on
alt.binaries.pictures.gardens)
There's a
nursery in Oregon that sells large-fruited named varieties, but I'll
probably just go with whatever seedlings they sell at the local nursery.

go for a nice size tree if you can...........I happened across mine at a
nursery that is now closed up and gone. He called it a Twig leaf
dogwood............but it IS Cornus mas........
yer welcome
madgardener

Thanks, and best regards,
Bob, in zone 4