Cornelian-cherry
Flowers on branch in late February
Close-up of flowers
Leaves, after the flowers
Cornus mas
Cornaceae
February to March
Naturalised trees are thinly scattered throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Cornelian Cherry
It is a neophyte which was introduced into the Uk around 1600,
and is widely planted in gardens and parks.
Bird-sown escapes occasionally become naturalised in woods,
hedges and scrub-land, and beside roads and paths.
Naturalised trees have been known since the 1920s.
Cornelian-cherry is a small tree, which flowers early in the year.
Flowers are in clusters with 4 bright, yellow-green bracts.
Leaves are dark green, oval and pointed.
It has red and orange berries, but rarely in England.
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Flowers on branch in late February
Close-up of flowers
Leaves, after the flowers
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