Cornus asperifolia

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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.
Propagation:Seed, softwood cuttings.
Availability:Seed
Light: Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
always floodedextremely dry
 (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance: Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or other substrate:Loam, Lime rock, Sand
Soil pH:

Ecology

Wildlife:
  

Birds and small mammals consume the fruit.

Insects:
   

Larval host for cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) and spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon). 

Attracts long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies. 

Native Habitats:Dry woods.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures