![]() ![]() If the fruit tastes particularly tart or astringent when you try it, it probably simply means it’s not yet ripe. Descriptions include, “cherries mixed with cooked rhubarb,” “a cross between tart cherries and cranberries,” xiv and “A plum-like flavour and texture.” xv They can be eaten fresh, made into jams, jellies, and syrup, or baked into muffins, cookies, cakes, and cheesecake. The taste of the cornelian cherry fruit has been described in many ways. But to the food forester, it’s superpower is in its fruit. Because of this, as well as its red and orange leaves in the fall, the tree is usually bought for its ornamental value. The cornelian cherry tree is like a fireball of beautiful yellow blossoms in the early spring, inviting in those early pollinators to give your forest garden a jumpstart. Plant family: Cornaceae (dogwood family).This whole process can sometimes by bypassed by a careful nicking of the seed to allow moisture in. Seeds can then be planted directly or in pots to get them started. xi Seeds can be “tricked” into two stratification periods in one year by placing them 4 months in freezer, then four months in a warm location, and then four month in freezer again. Propagation method: Greenwood cuttings in summer, x or winter hardwood branch cuttings placed in moist soil.Natural reproductive rate (and methods): Low (seeds can take up to two winters to sprout).Growth starts slow for the first couple years, and then picks up, eventually to about 2 feet of growth per year. Preferred habitat: A nice, cool slightly damp, sunny forest edge (doesn’t like places with heat and high humidity combined) viii.Sun needs: Full sun to part shade (Prefers full sun, but can tolerate full shade) vii.Size at maturity: 15 – 20 feet tall and wide (4.5 – 6 meters), though some varieties stay closer to 5 foot by 5 foot, or 1.5 meters tall and wide.Pollination for Fruit: A cornelian cherry will produce fruit without another nearby, but it will produce more with a second plant, especially if it’s a different variety, or another cornelian cherry grown from seed.Average mature yield: 24 – 40 lbs fruit/year.Be aware, its first flowering often does not produce fruit, but future years should. Fruiting age: 4 – 5 years, iv though some sources suggest it can be up to 15.Fairly drought tolerant (for short periods) once established iii ![]() Watering needs: Average, does okay in damp soil, but doesn’t like sopping wet soil. ![]()
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