Cultivation
Eventually released in 1973, sales in the Netherlands dwindled from a peak of almost 16,000 in 1979 to 600 in 2004 . Although still commercially available in Europe, the tree is no longer recommended for planting wherever the disease remains prevalent. 'Dodoens' was included in trials in Canberra, Australia started in 1988, but has not thrived in that environment. It is not known to have been commercially released in North America although it was evaluated at the Iowa State University in the early 1970s where it perished, unable to tolerate the very cold winters.
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