Cornelian Cherry
(Cornus mas)
This unique and attractive form of Dogwood is native to Ukraine and other regions around the Black Sea. Forming a shrub or small tree, it is prized for its tasty fruit and for its ornamental value. Our unique Ukrainian varieties produce unusually large, sweet, and flavorful fruit, which tastes similar to a mixture of cherry and raspberry. As an ornamental, Cornelian Cherry produces profuse, very early blooming, yellow flowers followed by bright red or yellow fruit and yellow and red fall color. Cornelian Cherry fruit is good for fresh eating, preserves, juice, and wine.
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Coral Blaze™ Cornelian Cherry
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This recently introduced Ukrainian variety, Coral Blaze™ is very disease resistant and bears good crops of large, sweet, flavorful fruit. The striking, bright red fruit is good for fresh eating and makes delicious preserves and ice cream.
Needs cross-pollination - cannot produce fruit unless planted near a different variety of Cornelian Cherry.
These trees are 3-4 feet tall.
Yellow™ Cornelian Cherry
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A very unique variety, Yellow™ bears large crops of attractive, lemon yellow, tasty, sweet-tart fruit. The 1″ long fruit is good for fresh eating and makes particularly good jam, juice and compote.
Needs cross-pollination - cannot produce fruit unless planted near a different variety of Cornelian Cherry.
These trees are 3-4 feet tall.