Cornus asperifolia
rough-leaf cornel
Cornaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
6-15 ft tall by 6-15 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
white
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Forms thickets. Best used as a screen or buffer plant.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
Larval host for cecropia silkmoth ( Hyalophora cecropia ) and spring azure butterfly ( Celastrina ladon ).
Attracts long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies.
Birds and small mammals consume the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Dry woods.
