Carried by 4 nurseries
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Cornus sessilis is a species of dogwood known by the common names blackfruit cornel or blackfruit dogwood and miner's dogwood. This is a shrub or small tree which is endemic to northern California, where it grows along streambanks in the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and the coastal mountain ranges. It is a tree of the understory in its native range. This dogwood may approach five meters in height at maximum. It is deciduous, bearing deeply-veined oval green leaves in season which turn red before falling. Its flower cluster is a cluster of tiny greenish-yellow flowers surrounded by thick, pointed leafs. The fruit is a round drupe about a centimeter wide which is white when new and gradually turns shiny black. The fruit attracts many birds.
Tree
8 - 16 ft Tall
3 - 9 ft Wide
Spreading
Winter Deciduous
Yellow, Red
Spring
Containers
Partial Shade
Moderate, High
Max 1x / month once established
Easy
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Medium, Slow
Moist to wet. Tolerates heavy clay soils. Tolerates saline soil..
4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Streambanks
Douglas-Fir Forest, Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Redwoods (Sequoia sepervirens), ferns (Athyrium filix-femina, Polystichum munitum)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 31 likely
Fingered Dagger Moth
Acronicta dactylina
Funerary Dagger Moth
Acronicta funeralis
Triton Dagger Moth
Acronicta grisea
Yellow-Haired Dagger Moth
Acronicta impleta