Hongkongensis Dogwood (Cornus hongkongensis)

Family: Cornaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Cornus hongkongensis is an evergreen Shrub growing to 15 m (49ft 3in). It is in leaf all year, in flower from April to June, and the seeds ripen from October to December. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and tasty. — Eaten raw and used for making wine.; In some forms, the fruit is sweet and tasty.; The subspecies C.; hongkongensis ferruginea has been particularly mentioned.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets, broad-leaved evergreen forests, roadsides, by streams, valleys, slopes and forests at elevations of 400 - 2500 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)