Cornus kousa var. chinensis Mandarin Jewel 'Madi-11'
Cornus Mandarin Jewel has abundant, large, white flowers and bold, edible fruit aging from yellow to bright orange.
Description:
Cornus Mandarin Jewel 'Madi-11' has abundant, large, white flowers in spring and clean, dark green leaves through summer but it is late summer and autumn when it shines due to the fruit. Normal Chinese dogwood has rosy pink to red, strawberry-like fruit while Mandarin Jewel has fruit that starts bright yellow and ages to glowing orange. Much more visible from a distance putting on a great show it's like a Buddleia globosa for the late season garden. The fruit is edible. Leaves turn orange-yellow in fall.
Common Name: Chinese Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (The Dogwood Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 15-25'
Width: 10' and over
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mixed woods, valleys, shaded slopes, streamsides, roadsides from 400-2200 m.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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