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4 o r n a m e n t a l s w i t h<br />

EDIBLE FRUIT<br />

KOUSA DOGWOOD<br />

Cornus kousa<br />

A stunning small tree or multistemmed<br />

shrub that covers itself with showy petal<br />

like white or pink bracts in late spring. The<br />

actual flowers, locateed in the center of the<br />

bracts are incospicious. Flowers are<br />

followed by delicious creamy-textured <strong>fruit</strong><br />

(with bittersih skin) that ripen in late<br />

summer or early autumn and are usually<br />

consumed fresh. Kousa dogwood is very<br />

attractive in all seasons. Some cultivars<br />

with good <strong>fruit</strong>:Teutonia, Big Apple, Milky<br />

Way<br />

SNOWY MESPILUS<br />

Amelanchier lamarckii<br />

A large shrub, widely cultivated for<br />

<strong>ornamental</strong> purposes. Its showy racemose<br />

white flowers appear in early spring,<br />

followed by an abundance of small tasty<br />

red pome-<strong>fruit</strong> that turns dark purple when<br />

ripe, resembling american blueberies in<br />

appearance. The <strong>fruit</strong> that ripens end of<br />

June or in July is sweet with a hint of apple<br />

aroma and can be consumed fresh or used<br />

for processing. Its vivid autum color is an<br />

added bonus for the garden. Some<br />

cultivars with good quality <strong>fruit</strong>: Ballerina,<br />

William.<br />

GOLDEN CURRANT<br />

Ribes aureum syn. Odoratum<br />

Very <strong>ornamental</strong> small shrub with fragrant<br />

<strong>edible</strong> yellow flowers from which <strong>fruit</strong> that<br />

can be either red, amber, or black develop.<br />

Fruit ripens in mid-summer and can vary<br />

greatly in size and taste from plant to plant,<br />

with the <strong>fruit</strong> of the best genotypes being<br />

pleasantly flavored and can be consumed<br />

fresh or used for processing. Some cultivars<br />

with tasty <strong>fruit</strong>: Fatima, Venus (black),<br />

Zarina, Lyaysan (amber), Kishmishnaya<br />

Malinova (red)<br />

NANKING CHERRY<br />

Prunus tomentosa<br />

The very compact growth habit and the<br />

abundance of white fragrant flowers in<br />

May and April, followed by densely<br />

clustered cherry-size <strong>fruit</strong>, make the<br />

Nanking cherry a very decorative plant.<br />

The red or yellow <strong>fruit</strong> that ripen in<br />

June/July are aromatic with a balanced<br />

sweetness-acidity ratio and can be<br />

consumed raw or processed. The compact<br />

habit of the Nanking cherry unfortunately<br />

makes it very susceptible to Monillia in wet<br />

climates. Some self-fertile cultivars:<br />

Vostorog, Triana, Yubileynaya, Leto<br />

Dr. Nadja Sadar, e-mail: sadar.nadja@gmail.com

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