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Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Cornus mas
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 15-25 ft × 15-20 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It attracts small mammals, songbirds and bees, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-25 ft × 15-20 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Small mammals, Songbirds, Bees
- Native to
- Western Asia, Europe
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