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 |
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| (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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