As a rule, dogwood varieties have excellent resistance to frosty and arid climate and are undemanding to the condition of the soil, which can be stony, limestone, dry, etc. Dense, highly branched root system, reaching a meter depth, allows the dogwood to get moisture . In addition, they love the light and adequately tolerate the shadow, without irritation perceive trimming and haircut. In terms of flowering, dogwood is ahead of other fruit crops - it continues until the foliage appears, all March and half of April. Bright yellow cornel flowers are pollinated by the wind and insects. A tree shrub that has a decorative value, gardeners often plant around the perimeter of the site at a distance of 3-4 meters from its borders.
Kizil "Vladimirsky"
Long enough ripening throughout the second half of August. It is the most fruitful variety of dogwood. Fruits the largest, almost the same size, firmly attached fruits weighing about 7.5 g.
Cornel "Vavilovets"
Belonging to the group of early varieties, "Vavilovets" has a long, by the standards of dogwood, ripening period - from 10 to 25 August. The weight of large shiny pear-shaped fruits ranges from 6 to 7.5 g.
Did you know? The red flesh brightens closer to the bone.
Cornel "Vydubetsky"
It has an average ripening period, approximately August 23-25. The weight of large, very firmly attached fruits of cornel of this class varies in the range of 6.6 - 7.6 g.
Cornel "Grenadier"
To the earliest (August 4-11) belongs the Grenadier cornel variety, pleasing the harvest collectors with stable annual fruiting. The mass of the collected fruits - 5-5.6 g.
Cornel "Elena"
One-dimensional 5-gram fruits of winter-hardy and crumbling cornel varieties “Elena” appear early - from August 10, and mature only 4 days. By the final maturation, they acquire a dark red color, but without blackness, as is the case with other dogwood varieties.
Important! Red fruit has more vitamins.
Cornel "Kostya"
Winter-hardy cornel variety, one of the latest, starts to ripen only from September 5-10. Dark red fruits, whose weight reaches 5.9 g, are able to stay on the tree for a long time.
Cornel "Coral Brand"
It is a medium early variety of cornel, ripening in the period of August 17-20. Fruits of an interesting pink-orange color, with barrel-shaped rounded shape, reminiscent of plum. The average fruit weight of coral cornel ranges from 5.8 to 6 g.
Cornel "Lukyanovsky"
Ripening time is August 23-25. The density of the dark red color of the fruit of the dogwood "Lukyanovsky" almost turns into blackness during the period of gaining full maturity. Large (on average 6 g) shiny fruits in the shape of bottles seem to be purposely made by one measure.
Cornel "Gentle"
Yellow-fruited dogwood varieties with bottle-shaped fruits that ripen steadily every year at the same time - August 17-20.
Cornel "Firefly"
Some of the largest in size and weight. (7-7.5 g) of cornel fruits ripen en masse in the last week of August, capturing the very beginning of September. The fruit-like bottles have a thickened neck.
Cornel "Semen"
Only by the middle of September (10–15 numbers) the pear-shaped, wide and large fruits of the late Semen variety of cornel become ripe. On reaching their maturity speaks dark cherry color.
Important! The color of dark cherry is a sign of ripe dogwood.
Cornel "Starokievsky"
The ripening of 6-gram fruits, which takes place from August 15 to August 18, allows attributing Starokievsky dogwood to medium-quality varieties. Mass fructification lasts from August 25 until the end of the first decade of September. "Starokievsky" perfectly tolerates drought and winter cold.
Cornel "Elegant"
The "Elegant" belongs to the early varieties of dogwood, ripening equally fine (4.5-5 g) bottle fruits with thin necks already August 5-10. The fruits have a nice cherry-black color.
Cornel "Exotic"
Already reaching maturity, massive (7–7.3 g) Exotic-quality cornel fruits are still firmly held on the tree, facilitating the harvest. The cylinders of the bottle fruits of this medium-sized dogwood variety are distinguished by their original coloring.
Did you know? In the dogwood "Exotic" berries are black-red.
Cornel "Amber"
In the description of the middle-late varieties of Amber dogwood, the most important, perhaps, small ones (3.5 g) among other dogwood varieties are colored in nature with yellow color. In a mature state, coming from August 20 to September 15-20, they fall off from trees.
To get at least part of the described splendor, you need to work hard. Despite the unpretentiousness, the dogwood must be able to plant, paying attention to the freshness of the seedlings, be well groomed with the help of regular dressings and pruning, as well as loosening and fertilizing the soil. The details are widespread in literature and the Internet.
Later, having admired the beautiful flowering of shrubs and the subsequent ripening of cornel berries, one can begin to exploit their many beneficial properties, expressed in good bactericidal, diuretic, choleretic, astringent and anti-inflammatory effects. And the pleasant specificity of the cornel aroma and the sweet-sour taste of its fruits will add new nuances to the culinary delights.
