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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cornus x unalaschkensis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 6in) by 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 2. It is in flower from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; Ground Cover;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses: Pectin Pectin
Fruit - raw or cooked[257]. The fruit can be dried for later use[257]. A small berry about 6mm in diameter[K]. The fruit is rich in pectin.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
Pectin Pectin
The following use is for the closely related C. suecica, but it almost certainly also applies to this plant[K]:- The fruit is rich in pectin[172]. A good ground-cover plant, succeeding under trees and shrubs[3].
Special Uses
Ground cover
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Requires a moist peaty acid sandy soil[3]. This is a naturally occurring hybrid, C. canadensis x C. suecica, and is intermediate in characteristics between the parents[200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame or in an outdoors seedbed if there is sufficient seed[80, 113]. The seed must be separated from the fruit flesh since this contains germination inhibitors[80, 164]. Stored seed should be cold stratified for 3 - 4 months and sown as early as possible in the year[164]. Scarification may also help as may a period of warm stratification before the cold stratification[80, 164]. Germination, especially of stored seed, can be very slow, taking 18 months or more[164]. Prick out the seedlings of cold-frame sown seeds into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow the plants on for their first winter in a greenhouse, planting out in the spring after the last expected frosts. This species is a hybrid and so might not breed true from seed. Division in spring. This plant can be a bit temperamental when it is being divided. We have found it best to tease out small divisions from the sides of the clump, to avoid the need to disturb the main clump by digging it up. Try to ensure that each division has already produced some roots. Pot them up in light shade in a greenhouse and make sure that they are not allowed to become dry. Once they are rooting and growing away well, which might take 12 months, they can be planted out into their permanent positions.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
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Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Cornus alba | Tartarian Dogwood | Shrub | 3.0 |
3-7
| F | LMH | SN | Mwe | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornus alternifolia | Green Osier, Alternateleaf dogwood, Alternate Leaf Dogwood, Golden Shadows Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osi | Shrub | 6.0 |
3-8
| F | LMH | N | DM | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cornus amomum | Silky Dogwood | Shrub | 3.0 |
4-8
| M | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cornus asperifolia drummondii | Roughleaf Dogwood | Shrub | 4.0 |
5-9
| F | LMH | N | M | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cornus australis | | Shrub | 4.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cornus canadensis | Creeping Dogwood, Bunchberry dogwood, Bunchberry | Perennial | 0.3 |
2-7
| F | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Cornus capitata | Bentham's Cornel | Tree | 12.0 |
7-10
| M | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Cornus chinensis | | Tree | 10.0 |
7-10
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 3 | |
| Cornus controversa | Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree, | Tree | 15.0 |
5-8
| F | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cornus coreana | | Tree | 20.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornus elliptica | | Tree | 10.0 |
7-10
| M | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood | Shrub | 6.0 |
5-9
| M | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Cornus hemsleyi | | Shrub | 4.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornus hongkongensis | | Shrub | 15.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornus iberica | | Shrub | 4.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cornus kousa | Japanese Dogwood, Kousa dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, | Tree | 10.0 |
5-8
| S | LMH | SN | M | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornus kousa chinensis | Japanese Dogwood | Tree | 10.0 |
5-8
| | LMH | SN | M | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornus macrophylla | Large-Leaf Dogwood | Tree | 15.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cornus mas | Cornelian Cherry, Cornelian Cherry Dogwood | Shrub | 5.0 |
4-8
| M | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Cornus monbeigii | | Shrub | 5.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cornus multinervosa | | Tree | 8.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornus nuttallii | Mountain Dogwood, Pacific dogwood, Western Dogwood | Tree | 10.0 |
6-8
| M | LMH | SN | DM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cornus oblonga | Oblong-Petal Dogwood | Tree | 6.0 |
8-11
| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Cornus occidentalis | Western Dogwood | Shrub | 6.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Cornus officinalis | Shan Zhu Yu, Asiatic dogwood, Japanese Cornel Dogwood | Shrub | 10.0 |
5-8
| M | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Cornus poliophylla | | Shrub | 4.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cornus quinquenervis | | Shrub | 3.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 0 | |
| Cornus rugosa | Round-Leaved Dogwood | Shrub | 3.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | DM | 0 | 1 | |
| Cornus sanguinea | Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood | Shrub | 3.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cornus sericea | Red Osier Dogwood, Western dogwood | Shrub | 2.5 |
2-7
| F | LMH | SN | MWe | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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