species
Cornus mas
Cornelian cherry
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Cornus mas belongs to the family Cornaceae, also known as Cornelian cherry, introduced to the UK. It reaches 6 m tall and 6 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, chalk or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from February to March. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 6 m tall × 6 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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