Cornelian Cherry
Formats
Ornamental shrub. Valuable for its early flowers. Medicinal, honey production. Edible red fruits.
Deciduous shrub growing up to 8m with oval dark green leaves, yellow flowers and red sweet and sour fruits.
Prefers humid places, flooded and acid soils. It is found on river edges, in bushes and along woods and paths.
To obtain a more regular and faster germination stratify in hot for 120 days and then stratify in cold for 120 days before the sowing in spring with temperatures of 15ºC/20ºC.
Use
Gardening, Wild garden, Timber, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Reforestation, Restoration, Riverbanks, Game-covers
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Description
Valuable for its early flowers. Edible red fruits. Ornamental, medicinal, honey production.
Flowering
| Flower colour | Yellow |
|---|---|
| Flowering period | March, April, May, Spring |
| Fruit colour | Red |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Deciduous |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Cornus mas |
|---|---|
| Wildlife | Bees, Seed eating birds |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | March, April, May, Spring |
|---|---|
| Stratification | Yes |
| Average germination (%) | 60 |
| Seeds per gram | 5 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Gardening, Wild garden, Timber, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Reforestation, Restoration, Riverbanks, Game-covers |
|---|---|
| Soil pH | No preference |
| Soil type | Potting mix |
| Soil moisture | Moist |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Non hardy |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
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