cornelian-cherry - Cornaceae Cornus mas

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Taxonomy

Family	Cornaceae
Genus	Cornus
Species	mas
Common Name	cornelian-cherry
iTree Code	COMA

Plant Form

Form	shrub with upward stems
Height	25 feet
Spread	0 feet
Deciduous	Yes

Identification Description

Foliage	egg-shaped or elliptic with a pointed tip and a wedge shaped base. Dark green on top with light green below, both with long appressed hairs	Leaf Type	Simple
		Needles	0
Bark	grey brown, flaky bark
Bud	flower stalked with axillary buds on short twigs nearly round, enclosed by downy (covered in fine hair) boat-shaped bracts. Leaf buds are downy and not very obvious	Bud Arrangement	Opposite
Twig	twigs are angled, green with reddish streaks. They also have short appressed hairs
Flower	dense, short stalked, 4 yellowish bracts at the base of each cluster, yellow petals
Fruit	oblong fruits about .6 inch long, cherry red coloring
Fall Color	leaves often absent in late fall, purpleish red color otherwise

Site Characteristics

USDA Zones		pH Levels		Salt Tolerance
Min	4a	Min	-99.0	Soil	Unknown
Max	8a	Max	-99.0	Spray	Unknown

Shade Tolerance	Drought Tolerance	Allelopathy
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Species Status

Nebraska Native
U.S. Native
Region of Origin	central and southern Europe, and western Asia