7/25/2023 0 Comments Cornus mas daves garden![]() ![]() 'Variegata' features leaves with bluish-green centers and creamy white margins. Common name refers to the cherry-like fruits which resemble in color the semi-precious gemstone carnelian (or cornelian). This name was applied to this plant because it was seen as the opposite of Cornus sanguinea, known as the female or wild cornel. Many have fine autumn colour Name status Accepted Advertise here How to grow Cultivation Will grow in most soil conditions in sun or partial shade. Tiny flowers are borne in dense clusters, sometimes with showy bracts. The specific epithet mas means "masculine" or "male". Cornus can be deciduous shrubs or trees, or creeping, woody-based perennials, some with brightly coloured young stems. It’s also not picky about where it grows, performing well in both sandy and clayey soils, even tolerating a bit of shade at the edge of the woods. ![]() The deciduous leaves are glossy, and the growth habit is dense. It’s one of the most winter cold-hardy plants you can buy, thriving even in those northernmost climates where minimum winter temperatures plunge as low as -30F. It rivals Forsythia (yellowbells) for attracting attention in the still dreary landscape before the glorious spring. Cornus is also the Latin name for cornelian cherry. Cornus mas is one of the first trees to bloom in the late winter. A small, upright tree, with mid-green, ovate leaves turning red and orange in autumn. Genus name comes from the Latin word cornu meaning horn in probable reference to the strength and density of the wood. Fruits may be used for making syrups and preserves. It’s also not picky about where it grows. It’s one of the most winter cold-hardy plants you can buy, thriving even in those northernmost climates where minimum winter temperatures plunge as low as -30F. Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Cornelian Cherry Dogwood (Cornus mas) 'Sunrise' supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave's Garden. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. Fruits are edible, although sour tasting fresh off the plant. It’s these aspects of year-round appeal that helped qualify Cornus mas to become a 1999 Cary Award winnera well-deserved honor. Welcome to the famous Dave's Garden website. Fruits are ellipsoid, fleshy, one-seeded berries (drupes to 5/8" long) which mature to cherry red in mid-summer. Ovate to elliptic dark green leaves (to 4" long) typically develop insignificant fall color. Each umbel is surrounded at the base by small, yellowish, petaloid bracts which are much less showy than the large decorative bracts found on some other species of dogwood such as Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) and Cornus kousa (kousa dogwood). Yellow flowers on short stalks bloom in early spring before the leaves emerge in dense, showy, rounded clusters (umbels to 3/4" wide). Scaly, exfoliating bark develops on mature trunks. ![]() It typically grows over time to 15-25' tall with a spread to 12-20' wide. Cornus mas, commonly known as cornelian cherry, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is native to central and southern Europe into western Asia. ![]()
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