Cornus poliophylla
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −17.8 °C
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility. This species is closely related to C. monbeigii. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame or in an outdoors seedbed if there is sufficient seed. Prick out the seedlings of cold-frame sown seeds into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow the plants on for their first winter in a greenhouse, planting out in the spring after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe side shoots, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, taken with a heel if possible, autumn in a cold frame. High percentage. Layering of new growth in June/July. Takes 9 months.
Edible uses
The following notes are for C. macrophylla, they quite probably also apply to this closely related species[K]. Fruit - raw or cooked.
Medicinal uses
The following notes are for C. macrophylla, they quite probably also apply to this closely related species[K]. Anodyne, astringent, tonic. The wood is anodyne and a uterosedative. The stem bark is used in the treatment of dysentery.
Material uses
The following notes are for C. macrophylla, they quite probably also apply to this closely related species[K]. Wood - hard, close grained, warps badly.
Habitat
Dense and sparse forests, open hillsides at elevations of 1100 - 3200 metres.
Native range
E. Asia - W. China.