Sizes we sell: From 1.5m to 4m (and everything in-between)
Root type: Available containerised or wired root ball depending on time of year
Lead time: 10 working days
Price: Contact our sales team at [email protected] for our best prices and availability

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Position: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Any moist but well drained soil, acid or alkaline
Rate of growth: Around 20- 30cm per year
Height: 4m
Spread: 4m
Flowers: Rounded clusters of tiny bright yellow flowers in winter
Fruit: Small shiny red edible cherry-like fruits in summer and autumn

A brilliant plant for adding winter interest to the garden, Cornelian cherry is a large deciduous shrub or small tree and makes a tough, undemanding choice. It has a twiggy, rather dense broad habit; in late winter masses of rounded clusters of tiny, bright-yellow flowers adorn bare stems, creating a haze of gold, in one of the first signs of spring. Each flower cluster is around 2-3cm across.

After the flowers fade,  small, initially glossy oval leaves emerge; these later serve as a green foil for red cherry-like fruits which appear in summer and are edible, although usually bitter-tasting. Leaves may turn purplish before falling in autumn. Cornelian cherry usually flowers better after a decent summer. Use Cornus mas in informal plantings, as a backdrop to borders or an understorey below deciduous trees as long as it’s not too shady.

For expert advice, prices and availability, please contact our helpful and friendly sales team at [email protected] or speak to us on 01753 628664. We are here to help with your next planting project.