Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Spring is on its way, 0 by david5311

david5311 wrote:
Yes, I got mine from Gee Farms as Ernie suggests. They had quite a few selections of C. deodora the year I bought this one, 'Karl Fuchs and 'Polar...??' (can't recall). Great place for anyone interested in woody plants, period. They get in some amazing stuff every year. Have maybe 20 or more cultivars of Cornus kousa alone.

Yep, anyone in OH who is close to Lake Erie certainly isn't in zone 5a -- I am not sure where Holland is, but the area close to the lake is definitely 6a, with pockets very close to the lake even 6b. Here is Karl Fuchs growing in my garden, from the same source as the one Ernie shows above. If I can grow a Cedrus (and I ain't sure I can, at least not deodora), then someone close to Lake Erie should have an even better chance as long as the plant is sited out of the wind.