Cornus mas

COMMON NAME: Cornelian Cherry,

FAMILY: Dogwood Family: Cornaceae

GROWTH HABIT: Shrub or small tree, to 8 m tall.

FOLIAGE: Ovate to elliptic, 4-10 cm long, lustrous above, with 3-5 pairs of veins.

BARK: Scaly, dark brown.

FLOWERS: Yellow; in short-stalked ambles before the leaves. Bracts yellowish.

NATIVE HABITAT: Central and southern Europe, western Asia.