Cornelian Cherry
Cornus mas
A unique species of Dogwood, Cornelian Cherry is both a fine ornamental and, with our unique Ukrainian varieties, a producer of delicious and attractive fruit. Very early blooming, the charming frost-hardy yellow flowers of Cornelian Cherry appear in late February and are followed by large, fire-engine red or bright yellow fruit. An attractive shrub or small tree, Cornelian Cherry grows slowly to 10 to 12 feet in height and is hardy to minus 30°F. For fruit, two varieties are required for cross-pollination.
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Coral Blaze™
(Koraloviy Marka cv.) 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. 3809
Elegant™
(Elegantii cv.) One of our favorite varieties, Elegant™ bears heavy crops of striking, red, long, pear-shaped, tasty fruit. 3814
Exotica™
(Ekzoticheskiy cv.) This unique Ukrainian variety is prized for its very large, sweet and delicious fruit, good for fresh eating, preserves and compote. Exotica™ is also an easy to grow, disease-resistant, ornamental shrub with profuse, late winter, yellow flowers followed by abundant crops of dark red fruit. 3819
Pioneer™
(Lukyanovskii cv.) A beautiful and very productive Cornelian Cherry variety, Pioneer™ bears abundant crops of large, pear-shaped, dark red fruit. 3849
Red Dawn™
(Siretski cv.) This valuable Ukrainian variety bears good crops of large, bright red fruit with a pleasing, sweet-tart flavor. Red Dawn™ is particularly easy to grow and disease resistant. 3863
Red Star™
(Vidubetskii cv.) A very productive variety, Red Star™ bears good crops of exceptionally large, glossy, dark red, tasty fruit. 3856
Sunrise™
(Marina cv.) This unique variety bears good crops of attractive, sweet and flavorful fruit. Resembling a small Japanese plum, Sunrise™ fruit has red stripes on pinkish-red skin and is great for fresh eating and preserves. 3840
Svitlana™
(U-26 cv.) An early ripening selection from the Kyiv Botanic Garden in Ukraine, Svitlana™ features good crops of large, very sweet and flavorful fruit. Disease-resistant and easy to grow, it is prized for its prolific display of yellow flowers in February, which are followed by abundant, dark red fruit in early fall. 3860
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