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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 13 to 26 feet (4-8 m)
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Chinese Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus chinensis
  • Synonym: Cornus chinensis f. jinyangensis

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Location: Mass. General Hospital, Boston Mass
Date: 2013-06-11
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 1, 2012 2:30 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.

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