Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)

Family: Cornaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Early winter, Late winter, Mid spring, Mid winter. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour and texture and is very nice eating, but the unripe fruit is rather astringent. — Fruit - raw, dried or used in preserves.; Juicy, with a nice acid flavour.; The fully ripe fruit has a somewhat plum-like flavour and texture and is very nice eating, but the unripe fruit is rather astringent.; It is rather low in pectin and so needs to be used with other fruit when making jam.

Habitat & North American Range

Woodlands, especially in calcareous soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)