Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree, Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 3.00 m high × 2.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Oil
- Functions
- Weaving, Charcoal, Dye, Hedge, Oil, Timber, Fragrant
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
The fruit of this plant can be eaten both raw and cooked, but due to its bitter taste and potential nausea when consumed, it is of little use. The fruit is about 8 mm in diameter, and oil can be extracted from the seeds, which becomes edible after processing.