How to tend a Cornus alternifolia

Also known as: Swida alternifolia (L.f.) Small, Bothrocaryum alternifolium (L.f.) Pojark., Cornus alternifolia var. corallina Aiton, Cornus alternifolia f. ochrocarpa Rehder, Cornus alternifolia var. ochroleuca Rehder, Cornus alternifolia var. virescens Aiton, Cornus alterna Marshall, Cornus plicata Tausch, Cornus punctata Raf., Cornus riparia Raf., Cornus riparia var. rugosa Raf., Cornus rotundifolia Raf., Cornus undulata Raf., Cornus alternifolia f. alternifolia , Cornus alternifolia var. argentea Rehder, Cornus alternifolia var. variegata Waracek, Cornus alternifolia f. albomarginata Schelle, Cornus alternifolia f. albovariegata Schelle, Cornus alternifolia f. argentea (Rehder) Rehder

Watering

Only need keep soil moist

Sunlight

Likes warm and moist environments、like sunshine

Soil

Sandy loam

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

Timely cut short growing branches, promote branching

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Cornaceae, Cornus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height ≥ 20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-April;fruiting period September-October
Flower colors
yellow, fruit color red
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