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Cornus mas 'Red Star'


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Cornus mas 'Red Star' is a cold hardy Cornelian cherry dogwood with early yellow flowers and long, oval-shaped tasty fruit.


Description:
Cornus mas is a cold hardy dogwood known as Cornelian cherry or cornel that is both ornamental and edible. It blooms with airy clusters of golden flowers on bare branches in early spring followed by early-ripening, sweet, juicy, pear-shaped, aromatic fruit that tastes like a cherry or a wild plum. 'Red Star' yields large crops of 1.25 inch long, oval-shaped fruit. Trees reach 8-10 feet tall and wide. Fall colour includes yellows and reds. Grow in the sunny to part shade garden. Great for fresh eating, preserves, juice and wine. Plant two varieties for cross-pollination. Attracts birds and bees.


Common Name: Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Family: Cornaceae (The Dogwood Family)

Zone Hardiness: 4-8

Light: Full Sun, Part Shade

Height: 6-10'

Width: 8-10'

Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Class: Deciduous

Type: Tree

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries: Yes

Berries: Red

Benefits: Bees

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Woodlands, especially in calcareous soils

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Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia

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