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Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Spacing: 15' to 20'
- Exposure: Sun/Part Shade
- Deer Resistant: Yes
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Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
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When the birds ramp up their love songs and the first plants send out new green shoots, look to the Cornelian Cherry Dogwood tree's cheery yellow flowers to confirm that spring is on its way. This super-early bloomer will be a soothing sight to your winter-weary eyes each spring. With its dense, bushy habit, Cornelian Cherry Dogwood makes a nice seasonal privacy screen when planted along your property border, and this wildlife-friendly tree provides cover for small birds, too. It also supplies birds and small animals with shiny red fruits to eat. Grab a few to snack on yourself - they're a source of calcium and Vitamin C and contain antioxidants, like blueberries and other "superfruits"!
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Spacing: 15' to 20'
- Exposure: Sun/Part Shade
- Deer Resistant: Yes
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The Story
Humans have enjoyed the fruits of this tree for 7,000 years. In the Middle Eastern and European countries where it is native, its "cherries" are still the star of jellies, syrups, and drinks. Americans have not developed a taste for the somewhat pucker-inducing fruits, and in this country, birds are usually allowed to make off with the harvest. (Many songbirds also like to nest in the tree's thickly set branches). The yellow flowers - delightfully early - appear even before forsythia is stirring. And anyone can appreciate that.
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Valued for its display of yellow flower clusters, Cornelian Cherry Dogwood is an eye-catcher in the early spring months. A low branched tree, it's perfect in border plantings, as a screen or even as a specimen. Bright red fruit appears in mid-summer but is quickly consumed by our feathered friends.
How to Grow
Although Cornelian Cherry is a dogwood (not a cherry), it is not as particular in its requirements as many dogwoods are, nor is it as susceptible to the diseases they sometimes get. It prefers a well-drained site in full sun or light shade and can get along on minimal irrigation once established. In its natural state, Cornelian Cherry Dogwood normally takes the form of a "trub," or a shrubby, low-branched tree, but a fine specimen form may be had by clearing away the twiggy growth on the lower branches, giving the plant a neater outline.
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Size B
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Size B Trees:
6-8' tall low branched multi stemmed form. Full from the bottom up. Heavy grade with strong stem caliper grown in our #15 tree container to make planting easier to manage.
