Cornus Kousa

I have a Cornus Kousa shrub / tree and it is still without any signs of life even after being in the sun and planted for over 6 weeks. Some very tiny white bugs feed off it so it's definitely worth a feed off so shouldn't be dead but looks it!! Does anyone else with a Cornus still have such dead looking plants and when do they show signs of waking up?

 

you could have a little s****e of the bark with your fingernail to see if it's still green underneath. If it is, then it's alive, just sleepy, if not, then, it's not so good :(

 

Is s****e a swear word? :D Thanks Lynne will give that a try.

 

flippin heck, it's GC's swear filter at work!
the word is "s c r a p e" - let's see what happens with that!

 

:D Phew it just s****ed through :D

 

Nice bit of green under one of the smaller branches, phew, there must be life there somewhere.

 

excellent!
give it plenty of water and food, sit back and wait for the glorious show! I want one. Badly

 

Looking forward to seeing it bud and later trying the strange looking fruit.

 

I had no idea the fruit was edible! :eek: So I googled, as always!! And found the Plants for a Future says this about it.....

"The fruit, which is about 2cm in diameter, is absolutely delicious and can be eaten raw or cooked. The skin is rather tough and unpleasant with a bitter flavour, but the pulp inside has an exquisite flavour that has a hint of banana and a custard-like texture - this is far and away one of our favourite late summer fruits. We find the best way of eating it is to take a small bite out of the skin and spit this out. Then you suck out the inner flesh and just enjoy it. There are quite a few moderately sized seeds in the flesh, though we do not find that they detract in any way from the pleasure of eating this fruit."


Sounds like they like it! :D

 

The wife wants me to try it first just in case I fall down and need to be rushed to hospital - she's so kind :D

 

Just sensible!

I found another site, the University of Illinois - they weren't quite so enthusiastic about the taste...... "Although considered edible, they are mealy and offer little in the area of culinary delight."

Ahem!

 

Ah the joys of growing your own mealy fruit

 

I guess it depends on how you define delicious. :D
I find them disgusting but someone I work with will have one occasionally.

About the Kousa , I have learned that sometimes they appear lifeless but you have to resist the urge to cut it back. This is especially true with new plants.

 

Thanks Digital Flower, I just keep looking every day and ah humming when I don;t see any new shoots.

 

I am also giving it a try, so it does sound like I am in for a long wait...
Did you put the seeds in the fridge at all?