Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Asia
Australia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
210
0
40000
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Habitat
Brushlands, Deciduous forests
Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-8
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Purple, Yellow green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in spring
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Borers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Stem
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used in construction
Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CORNUS mas
CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides
Common Name
Cornelian Cherry, Variegated Cornelian Cherry
Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind
In Hindi
cornelian चेरी
Carrotwood ट्री
In German
Kornelkirsche
Carrotwood Baum
In French
cornouiller
Carrotwood Arbre
In Spanish
cereza de cornalina
Árbol carrotwood
In Greek
κορνεόλη κεράσι
Carrotwood Δέντρο
In Portuguese
cereja de cornalina
Árvore Carrotwood
In Polish
Krwawnik Cherry
Carrotwood Drzewo
In Latin
Krwawnik Cherry
Carrotwood ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Sapindales
Family
Cornaceae
Sapindaceae
Genus
Cornus
Cupaniopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Sapindoideae
Number of Species
454
1
27800
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