Cornelian Cherry Dogwood (when and how to harvest)

The Cornelian Cherry Dogwood(Cornus mas) is an underutilized alternative fruit. These fruits are typically astringent and sour but harvested correctly they can be delicious and sweet.

[@JOHN1010KNOWNBYHIM]

Thank you i harvested some from my tree, thank you so much, and just as you said the one on the ground was sweet... long island ny

[@Sam-tg4ii]

My mouth is watering as I'm watching this ;)

[@philipbriney4430]

I have two seedlings of different varieties started hoping to make jelly in a few years!

[@MyNaturalWay]

Where are you located? Can I buy some from you?

[@wildedibles819]

I love choke cherry I'm assuming that they are the same the darker and wrinkler the better lol like raisins :)

[@EatThePlanet]

Choke Cherry you can eat right off the tree when they look ripe. They are not very sour but can be bitter. Cornelian Cherry(which is a Dogwood) is very sour and not bitter.

[@philipbriney4430]

We are lucky chokecherry bushes and elder berry grow everywhere and wild plum!

[@wildedibles819]

@@philipbriney4430 love it

[@evelinnikolli7215]

Where is located i want to buy

[@billjim334]

Awesome. Do you eat wild black cherries?

[@EatThePlanet]

Yes, often. They are very common in my area

[@OshinAttari]

In Iran We Call this Fruit "Zoghaekhte" and We use A Lot of in Our Food and has Very Sour Test
This Plant Is Native Of Southern Europe Caucasus and Iran

[@EatThePlanet]

Thanks for the firsthand experience. I was just speaking with someone from Iran the other day and was very exited to tell him that I am growing this tree.

[@hopedeclared3673]

Squirrels keep eating ours but hope to be able to try some.

[@philipbriney4430]

Squirel is tasty !!!

[@edbuell3181]

The ones I found are almost black

[@johnmathews3190]

With mine, the darker the sweeter and milder they are. I have grafted varieties that have just started fruiting this year. Two of them are extremely good and very much like sour cherries but without the disease and bug problems. I also, like him, wait until they fall off the tree and collect them from the ground.