Wordless Wednesday: 8/27/2014 The Marvelous Geometry of a Kousa Dogwood Seed Pod

Posted on August 27, 2014 by johnvic8
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Cornus kousa

 

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Cornus kousa

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John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014. He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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12 Responses to Wordless Wednesday: 8/27/2014 The Marvelous Geometry of a Kousa Dogwood Seed Pod

  1. Stepheny Houghtlin says:
    August 27, 2014 at 8:44 am

    Won’t let me leave a comment….This has happened before. Are you hearing from others same thing?

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  2. Julie says:
    August 27, 2014 at 9:16 am

    What an extraordinary close up, the seed pods look like alien invaders!

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  3. sueturner31 says:
    August 27, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    perfection……. 🙂

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  4. Marian St.Clair says:
    August 27, 2014 at 8:37 pm

    Have you ever eaten the pods? I’m waiting for mine to turn red.

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  5. pbmgarden says:
    August 28, 2014 at 9:11 am

    What a curiosity! I’ve never seen one of these pods.

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  6. johnvic8 says:
    August 28, 2014 at 9:23 am

    Thanks, Susie. The kousa seeds are unique. There are a number of “unusual” (read: I haven’t seen it before) seed forms out there…perhaps we should start “Seed Sunday,” and ask others to show us their finds.

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  7. daniel s erdy says:
    February 14, 2018 at 2:15 pm

    do you know this cultivar’s name?

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