#Japanese Cornelian dogwood

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Cornus officinalis / Japanese Cornel Dogwood at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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Shan zhu yu (Cornelius) in the blue sky

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A brown-eared bulbul pecks at leftovers of Japanese cornelian cherries – or sansuyu – in Ulsan, South Korea

Photograph: Yonhap/EPA

(via The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian)

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I was walking home past two women talking about one woman’s tree on her sidewalk and I took the opportunity to ask what it was, as I’ve seen them in the area but have never been able to determine what they are.

They said it was a Korean dogwood, which I have learned is also called a Japanese cornelian cherry or strawberry dogwood, or kousa dogwood, as the Latin name is Cornus kousa.

And get this: the fruit IS edible.

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Dogwood fruit extract powder brings health to Christmas

Dogwood fruit extract powder brings health to Christmas

Christmas time is here. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas to everyone! Dogwood fruit extract powder brings health to you!

4 Top Health Benefits of Dogwood Fruit Extract Powder

The dogwood tree is native to Korea and the Asian region and is known for providing fruits with health benefits. The dogwood tree produces fruit that is commonly known as Kousa berries. These fruits are edible and are used as an extract in various products. The history of this fruit shows that it was mainly used in the east as an energetic tonic. Long ago, traditional Chinese medicine used dogwood fruit for its health benefits, such as improving liver and kidney health.

Various names generally know dogwood fruit. The dogwood fruit is scientifically named Cornus Kousa. However, many people may see the tree by words such as Japanese cornelian cherry and strawberry dogwood tree. People who want to take the health benefits of dogwood fruit can buy products that contain dogwood fruit extract. Few of the many health benefits of dogwood fruit extract are mentioned.

Is Kousa dogwood fruit edible?

The dogwood tree produces berries that people can eat; these fruits grow in small clusters. The taste of the fruit could be a unique one for many people. In addition, not only fruits but the tree leaves are also edible after cooking. The fruit contains various seeds, so the quantity of the mass fruit is less.

However, if you are not there for taste and want the fruit’s health benefits, you can go with the dogwood fruit extract. Moreover, the fruit’s skin is slightly harsh and contains more starch than sugar. The fruit can make various edible things such as jams, jelly, pies, desserts, etc.

1.    Helps Stabilize Your Kidneys

Dogwood fruit for people going through various kidney problems could be remarkably effective. The Kousa fruit can be used to get relief from symptoms such as dizziness, body pain, and impotence. You can recommend dogwood fruit extract to people going through kidney problems. The dogwood fruit helps by nourishing the kidney and restoring the kidney’s proper functioning of the human body.

Recent studies show that the Cornus fruit is a natural anti-inflammatory fruit. Therefore, many people also call it a natural alternative to anti-inflammatory drugs. In addition, because of this natural anti-inflammatory property, the Cornus can use helpful in fighting diseases such as Alzheimer’s, inflammatory bowel syndrome and arthritis, etc.

2.    Provide Liver Benefits

The liver plays a significant role in food digestion and removing any toxic substances from the body. Any problem related to the liver can impact our whole body. The dogwood fruit extract could be impactful for people going through liver-related issues. The discharge of body fluid in disproportionate amounts can happen due to the non-stabilization.

In addition, it can cure problems when body fluid is discharged excessively. The Kosua fruit can effectively treat various other problems such as too much sweating, urinary issues, diarrhea, etc. you can consume the fruit to get these health benefits for a healthy life. the

3.    Dogwood Fruit Can Helps In Excessive Bleeding

The dogwood fruit is typically also known for energizing the life energy in the human body. Many say that dogwood fruit can restore the diminishing life force in the human body. However, despite many other benefits, the dogwood fruit extract can help stop excessive bleeding.

Many Herbalists recommend the fruit to women for uterine bleeding. The Kousa fruit helps by strengthening our body and can impact blood flow. In addition, this results in regulating blood flow to control excessive bleeding.

4.    Can Help Against Inflammation

Inflammation is when our body reacts to any injury or invasion and is essential for healing. The anti-inflammation property of dogwood fruit extract helps by reducing the inflammation in our body. This could help in chronic inflammation when a cell stays in the infected area for too long. Therefore the dogwood fruit could be highly beneficial for medicinal purposes.

Conclusion of Dogwood Fruit Extract Powder

The dogwood fruit is an essential fruit that provides various health-related benefits. You can eat these fruits or buy products that contain dogwood fruit extract. Overall you will receive multiple benefits such as relief from frequent urination, treats excessive sweating, etc.

Dogwood Fruit, Dogwood fruit extract powder, Merry Christmas

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Cornus mas aurea variegata

#Cornus mas aurea variegata trial#

#Cornus mas aurea variegata trial#

Kingdon Ward’s introduction is certainly tender, but worthy of trial in the milder and moister parts of the country. The finest and best known specimen grows in the Temperate House at the Savill Gardens, where it has assumed the aspect of a tree of some tropical rain-forest, with leaves a foot long. However, seed of the Rima dogwood was collected and of the six plants raised, one survived and is the parent of those now in cultivation. A few days later the hillside on which he was camping was thrown into the river by the shock of the earthquake and he barely escaped with his life. Collecting near Rima, where the Tsangpo emerges from the Himalaya, his attention was caught by a dogwood that resembled Cornus mas but was ‘taller, with a smooth, palm-like stem and much larger mops, composed of more numerous flowers, of a luminous sulphur-yellow’. For the late Frank Kingdon Ward, this species always called to memory the great Assam earthquake of 1950. officinalis by the whitish-grey indumentum of the under-surface of the leaves and from both species by its longer, more tapered sepals and the black fruits. It is occasionally 30 ft high in Japan.Ĭ. mas, except that the habit is perhaps coarser. When in flower it is not distinguishable from C. It has also two additional (five to seven) pairs of veins to each leaf. It has the same yellow flowers and red fruits, but it differs in having in addition to the flat hairs attached by their centres, conspicuous patches of dense, rusty-coloured down beneath the leaves, in and near the vein-axils. mas a Japanese and Korean species, it is seldom seen in gardens. There are also forms with yellow, purplish and white fruits, but these are not of much interest in this country, where the tree is shy-fruiting.Ĭ. – Similar to ‘Aurea Elegantissima’, but with creamy-white variegation. nana, Carrière included under it two clones: one, making a small spherical bush, derived from a yellow-fruited form of the species the other, similar in habit, had stouter shoots clad with short hairs and tinged red, especially near the leaf insertions.Ĭv. when shown by Lee of Hammersmith in 1872 and probably originated with them.į. – Leaves prettily variegated, having a wide unequal border of yellow, some entirely yellow others tinged with pink. The following varieties are in cultivation:Ĭv. The fruit also used to be made into a rob (syrup) or preserve. It was formerly, if not now, much used on the continent for small articles in domestic use. The wood, although limited in quantity, has considerable value because of its tough, hard, durable nature. The fruit is handsome, but not, in my experience, freely borne. As it is without foliage when in bloom, it is a great advantage if it can be associated with some evergreen, such as holly. It is still one of the most valuable we have. Before the introduction of the Japanese witch hazels the Cornelian cherry was the most effective of yellow-flowering shrubs in bloom as early as February. Native of Europe, cultivated for centuries in Britain. wide, indented at the apex, of good acid flavour. Fruit a bright red, oblong drupe 5⁄ 8 in. across, enclosed before opening in four downy, boat-shaped bracts. diameter, yellow, produced in February and March on the leafless stems in short-stalked umbels from the joints of the previous year’s wood, each umbel about 3⁄ 4 in. wide (sometimes considerably larger on strong shoots) apex slender-pointed base tapered or rounded dark dull green, both surfaces furnished with centrally attached, flattened hairs veins in three to five pairs stalk 1⁄ 4 in. A deciduous shrub or small tree sometimes 45 ft high, of spreading, rather open habit young branchlets covered with minute, flattened, greyish hairs.

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Forest Gardening – The Agroforestry Research Trust

A Forest Garden is a designed agronomic system based on trees, shrubs and perennial plants. These are mixed in such a way as to mimic the structure of a natural forest – the most stable and sustainable type of ecosystem in this climate.

The primary aims for the system are:

You're reading: Forest Gardening – The Agroforestry Research Trust

To be biologically sustainable, able to cope with disturbances such as climate change

To be productive, yielding a number (often large) of different products

To require low maintenance.

The crops which are produced will often include fruits, nuts, edible leaves, spices, medicinal plant products, poles, fibres for tying, basketry materials, honey, fuelwood, fodder, mulches, game, sap products. Forest gardens (often called home gardens) have been used for millennia in tropical regions, where they still often form a major part of the food producing systems which people rely on, even if they work elsewhere for much of the time. They may also provide useful sources of extra income. They are usually small in area, often 0.1-1 hectares (+61404532026 acres).

In temperate regions, forest gardens are a more recent innovation, over the last 30 years. A major limiting factor for temperate forest gardens in the amount of sunlight available to the lower layers of the garden: in tropical regions, the strong light conditions allow even understorey layers to receive substantial light, whereas in temperate regions this is not usually the case. To compensate for this, understorey layers in temperate forest gardens must be chosen very carefully.

Read more: One Thing I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started a Succulent Garden

There are plenty of plant crops which tolerate shady conditions, but many are not well known. Many of the more common shrub or perennial crops need bright conditions, and it may be necessary to design in more open clearings or glades for such species. Temperate forest gardens are also usually small in area, from tiny back garden areas up to a hectare (2.5 acres) in size. 

The key features which contribute to the stability and self-sustaining nature of this system are:

The large number of species used, giving great diversity.

The careful inclusion of plants which increase fertility, such as nitrogen fixers (eg. Alders [Alnus spp], Broom [Cytisus scoparius], Elaeagnus spp, and shrub lupins [Lupinus arboreus]).

The use of dynamic accumulators – deep rooting plants which can tap mineral sources deep in the subsoil and raise them into the topsoil layer where they become available to other plants, eg. Coltsfoot [Petasites spp], Comfreys [Symphytum spp], Liquorice [Glycyrrhiza spp], Sorrel (and docks!) [Rumex spp].

The use of plants specially chosen for their ability to attract predators of common pests, eg umbellifers like tansy.

The use, where possible, of pest and disease resistant varieties, eg. apples.

The increasing role of tree cover and leaf litter which improve nutrient cycling and drought resistance.

There is an excellent free app called Ticl (smart phone and web based) which allows you to walk around a garden with a smart phone and it will describe the plants nearest to you – or you can locate specific plants using a direction-finder. Online you can see a zoom-able map of the garden with location points marked on. If you visit the garden with a smart phone you can use Ticl to help identify what is growing!

Click here to see the ART forest garden. You need to log in to see all the plant points.

Designing in Layers

A forest garden is organised in up to seven ‘layers’ . Within these, the positioning of species depends on many variables, including their requirements for shelter, light, moisture, good/bad companions, mineral requirements, pollination, pest-protection, etc. The layers consist of:

Canopy Trees

– the highest layer of trees. May include species such as Chestnuts [Castanea spp], Persimmons [Diospyros virginiana], honey locusts [Gleditsia triacanthos], Strawberry trees [Arbutus spp], Siberian pea trees [Caragana arborescens] Cornelian cherries [Cornus mas], Azeroles and other hawthorn family fruits [Crataegus spp], Quinces [Cydonia oblonga], Apples [Malus spp], Medlars [Mespilus germanica], Mulberries [Morus spp], Plums [Prunus domestica], Pears [Pyrus communis], highbush cranberries [Viburnum trilobum].

Small trees and large shrubs

– mostly planted between and below the canopy trees. May includes some of the canopy species on dwarfing rootstocks, and others such as various bamboos, Serviceberries [Amelanchier spp], Plum yews [Cephalotaxus spp], Chinkapins [Castanea pumila], Elaeagnus spp, and Japanese peppers [Zanthoxylum spp]. Others may be trees which will be coppiced to keep them shrubby, like medicinal Eucalyptus spp, and beech [Fagus sylvatica] and limes [Tilia spp] with edible leaves.

Shrubs

– mostly quite shade tolerant. May include common species like currants [Ribes spp] and berries [Rubus spp], plus others like chokeberries [Aronia spp], barberries [Berberis spp], Chinese dogwood [Cornus kousa chinensis], Oregon grapes [Mahonia spp], New Zealand flax [Phormium tenax] and Japanese bitter oranges [Poncirus trifoliata].

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Herbaceous perennials

– several of which are herbs and will also contribute to the ground cover layer by self-seeding or spreading. These may include Bellflowers with edible leaves [Campanula spp], Comfreys [Symphytum spp], Balm [Melissa officinalis], Mints [Mentha spp], Sage [Salvia officinalis], and Tansy [Tanacetum vulgare].

Ground covers

– mostly creeping carpeting plants which will form a living mulch for the ‘forest floor’. Some may be herbaceous perennials (see above), others include wild gingers [Asarum spp], cornels [Cornus canadensis], Gaultheria spp, and carpeting brambles (eg. Rubus calycinoides & R.tricolor).

Climbers and vines

– These are generally late additions to the garden, since they obviously need sturdy trees to climb up. They may include hardy kiwis [Actinidia spp], and grapes [Vitis spp].

Rhizosphere

– Any design should take account of different rooting habits and requirements of different species, even if root crops are not grown much. Some perennials with useful roots include liquorice [Glycyrrhiza spp] and the barberries [Berberis spp] whose roots furnish a good dye and medicinal products. Various beneficial fungi can also be introduced into this layer.

A long-term biologically sustainable system for growing food & other products for a household, school, community group etc.

Once established, little work is needed to maintain.

Planting out and establishment usually requires large numbers of plants and substantial work.

Source: https://livingcorner.com.au Category: Garden

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From Rehab to a “Welcome Home” Garden

So, OK, I’m lucky; not every driveway offers 300 feet of “Welcome Home.” I understand that. What I’m talking about here is concept; the need to plant something special at the edge of the yard where that long day at the office meets that welcome turn toward the garage.

That idiot boss, that computer meltdown, that wasted sales meeting, that assembly line lunacy, that 40 minutes of traffic jam are history. You’re home. You’re garden still loves you. It’s right there to say so.

As previously mentioned – and much more on that later ­­– our house is about 300 graveled feet back off the road. As such it offers more of an Atta-Boy Bob cheering section than an individual “Welcome Home” – especially after a recent hospital stay.

But I have often seen even suburban homes that offer cheerful greetings in subdivision lots: dancing conifers, purple clematis, perfect hedges, tight pockets of brilliant flowers around a mailbox.

  When properly planted, the nearly-defeated commuter can see his home a half-block away, feel a pulse of excitement at the flush of red roses at his driveway’s edge, know that the journey to and from a boring, depressing job might be worth it once the pruners are in hand.

Yes, there is always the lurking danger of the hated neighbor alerting the subdivision-code police that those red roses are forbidden near the mailbox, but who says gardeners can’t live – and plant – a little dangerously.

Truth be told, you don’t have to plant Welcome Home plants in forbidden territory anyway. Add dogwoods or red buds to the front yard, stuff a lilac in the corner, line the driveway with handsome shrubs, plant a seasonal mix of foundation plants up there near, well, the foundation.

Make your front yard sing, hum and whistle and your plants will shout: “Welcome Home. We missed you. We were all hoping your boss got transferred to Poughkeepsie.”

In our case I can sense our plants’ pending celebration halfway up the hill to the house. On the left, just at the driveway entrance, is a spreading golden yew in a big pot; a gift from legendary Louisville landscaper Theodore Klein.

Across the drive is a raised bed featuring a purple waterfall of Japanese maple foliage, an alleged dwarf weeping beech that never got the memo, and a lanky smoke tree, its leaves a phosphorescent green.

Our tunnel

Ahead is 150 feet of arched tree limbs that create a welcoming tunnel. This was once only graveled driveway, flat pasture and weeds. Three small bald cypress were planted in the wet spot on the left. A bare root sugar maple went on the right. A dogwood, ornamental cherry and two feisty crab apples were added. Time, pruners and then a chainsaw created my tunnel. Fed-X truck drivers kept it lofty.

One of the crab apples is the very rare ‘Uncle Elmer’ cultivar. Now a leaning 30 feet in height, it was a gift from my wife’s Uncle Elmer – and small enough to bring home in a burlap bag.

He and his wife, Aunt Helen, were Old School gardeners. Elmer planted the hill behind their house in a vegetable garden big enough to feed Wisconsin. Helen, who sewed, quilted and made Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, could grow roses in asphalt.

A favorite family story is of the day it was feared Aunt Helen had a heart attack. An ambulance was called. She refused to get on board until she washed the dishes – who could leave that mess behind? – and then she refused to go at all. Elmer and Helen are long gone – but not the storied tree.

Weeping redbud

My Welcome Home tunnel opens to a sunny site more seasonal in nature. Tulips, a weeping red-leaf redbud, and quince wave to me in spring. Then come peonies, zinnias, marigolds, bottle brush buckeyes and oak leaf hydrangea. A pair of callicarpa ‘Beauty Berries’ with their almost iridescent blue berries will greet me in fall.

Looming above them are three Cornelian cherries, that dogwood outlier smothered in yellow flowers in spring, and hundreds of bright red cherries in the fall.

Further along the driveway – up near the house – are two raised beds, one featuring bright red and yellow begonias and the other more muted coral bells, oak leaf hydrangea blossoms fading into pink, and two stone carved figures on a pedestal – perhaps the man and woman of the house.

Bottlebrush Buckeye

All that welcoming power got a recent test when I was in the rehab hospital almost two weeks after spine-fusing back surgery. I felt a prisoner in bed, mildly depressed, away from all sunlight, well cared for but much too close to bedpans and a garrulous roommate.

I was sprung free on the 14th day. My wife drove us home. I all but held my breath as we turned left at the golden yew, traveled slowly through the driveway tunnel, again felt the presence of Uncle Elmer and Aunt Helen, feasted on the graceful limbs of the weeping redbud, the spiked vigor of the bottlebrush buckeyes, the willpower of the oak leaf hydrangeas, the gawdy show of red and yellow begonias.

I was home – and we all knew it.

From Rehab to a “Welcome Home” Garden originally appeared on GardenRant on June 22, 2019.

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Cornus officinalis / Japanese Cornel Dogwood at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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