Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA
Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA
Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Common name:
Cornelian cherry, sorbet, cornejo macho
Family:
Cornaceae
Distribution:
western Asia, Europe
Habitat:
Forest, shrubland to 1500 m
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Hardiness:
Zone 4b -25 to -20 F
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Usage:
Ornamental flowering tree
Comments:
Cornelian cherry is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is native to central and southern Europe into western Asia. It typically grows over time to 15-25' tall with a spread to 12-20' wide. Scaly, exfoliating bark develops on mature trunks. Yellow flowers on short stalks bloom in early spring before the leaves emerge in dense, showy, rounded umbels to 3/4" wide. Each umbel is surrounded at the base by small, yellowish, petaloid, non-showy bract. Ovate to elliptic dark green leaves to 4" long typically develop insignificant fall color. Fruits are ellipsoid, fleshy, one-seeded berries which mature to cherry red in mid-summer.
Best grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, organically rich soils.
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Locations
1:
1000 s, 1500 e
(ST 1000,1500)
• Accession: 1984-008/1
2:
1000 s, 1500 e
(ST 1000,1500)
• Accession: 2015-064/1 • Provenance: Garden
3:
2400 s, 1600 e
(ST 2400,1600)
• Accession: 1928-3440/1
4:
2400 s, 1600 e
(ST 2400,1600)
• Accession: 1928-3454/1
5:
2400 s, 1600 e
(ST 2400,1600)
• Accession: 1981-020/1
6:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1928-3505/1
7:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1981-021/1
8:
2600 s, 200 e
(ST 2600,200)
• Accession: 1987-3529/1
9:
2600 s, 200 e
(ST 2600,200)
• Accession: 2003-181/1 • Origin: Turkey
10:
2600 s, 200 e
(ST 2600,200)
• Accession: 2003-181/3 • Origin: Turkey
11:
2900 s, 200 e
(ST 2900,200)
• Accession: 2015-063/1 • Provenance: Garden
12:
Herbarium
(HERB)
• Accession: 1928-3454 (4)
13:
Herbarium
(HERB)
• Accession: 1981-020 (2)
14:
Herbarium
(HERB)
• Accession: 1987-3529
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Individual