CORNUS
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CORNUS
Commonly known as Green osier, Pagoda dogwood
Genus of about 60 species of mainly deciduous shrubs and small trees from grasslands, thickets, woodland, rocky slopes and swamps mainly in northern temperate areas.
Grown for their showy bracts, elegant habit, fruits and colourful autumn leaves.
The species have been used as food and medicine and in manufacture of small implements and cutting boards. The wood is beautiful, fine-grained and hard.
The "dogwood' name might have come from the "dags" (daggers, skewers and arrows) made from the slender stems. Fruits were known as "dogberries".
Two species are represented in the UK. C. mas is a widely found introduction, C sanguinea, a native, extending particularly on chalk as far north as the Midlands.
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Pests & Diseases
Anthracnose. -
Place of origin
Eastern North America. -
DeciduousOvate-elliptic, dark-green leaves to 12cm (5in) long turn red and purple in autumn.
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Fully hardy
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Height
6m (20ft) -
Spread
6m (20ft)
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Tall ShrubTree or multi-stemmed shrub. Spreading, tiered branches. Small, white flowers in flat flowerheads to 5cm (2in) across are followed by blue-black fruit.
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Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Tolerates all
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Full sun
shelter from cold winds. -
Partial shade
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Rounded to broadly spreading
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Mature Size6m (20ft)
6m (20ft)
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