| Scientific Name: | Cornus mas |
| Common Name: | Cornelian dogwood, Cornelian cherry |
| Family Name: | Cornaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 3 - 5m x 3 - 4m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Wildlife food, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation, Lustrous, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers clustered, Yellow, Feb-Mar |
| Fruit: | Drupe, Red, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Tree small, round, deciduous tree, multi-stemmed; leaves opposite, ovate, most blades 4-6cm long x 2-4cm wide, glossy, dark green, typical dogwood look with heavy parallel main veins; flowers 5-9mm wide, yellow, in clusters of 10-25 in early spring before the leaves; fruit dark red, ellipsoid. Winter ID: bark dark brown, exfoliating; flower buds round, numerous. | |