General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 15 to 25 feet
Plant Spread: 12 to 20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Variegated
Other: Green with creamy-white margins
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 5/8 inch fleshy, red drupes
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
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
  • Dogwood
Also sold as:
  • Argenteomarginata
  • Argenteo-Variegata
  • Argentea
  • Albovariegata

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2022-02-26
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2022-02-26
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-05-26
Godetia, Cornus mas Variegata
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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