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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 15 to 20 feet
Plant Spread: 25 to 20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 5/8" single seeded berries, green maturing to red
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Cornelian Cherry
  • Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
  • Dogwood

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Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16

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