Cornus mas
- BOTANICAL NAME: Cornus mas
- PRONUNCIATION: (kor'nus mas)
- COMMON NAME: Corneliancherry Dogwood
- FAMILY: Cornaceae
- NATIVITY: Central and Southern Europe and western Asia
- GROWTH HABIT: Large multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, oval-rounded
- SIZE: 20 to 25' (height) by 15 to 20' (spread).
- HARDINESS: Zone 4 - 8.
- CULTURE: rich, well-drained soil, prefers sun to partial shade
- LANDSCAPE USE: A bird-attracting plant.
- FOLIAGE:opposite, simple, ovate to elliptic, 2 to 4" long
- BUDS: Flower-borne in axillary position, appear stalked, valvate, globose with silky appressed pubescence
- BARK: Exfoliating, scaly and flaky, gray-brown to rich brown
- FLOWER: flower variety
- FRUIT: Oblong drupe, bright cherry red
- PROPAGATION: cuttings
- PESTS: None serious
- CULTIVARS:
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens • Newark, DE 19716 • Phone: 302 831-0153 •