Another name for dogwood

Cornus officinalis is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as Cornus officinalis meat, medicinal jujube, jujube skin, Sichuan wild jujube, meat jujube, potato jujube, chicken foot, solid jujube, Cornus officinalis, medicinal jujube, Tianmu seed, yam meat and solid jujube

Morphological characteristics of Cornus officinalis

Dogwood is a deciduous tree or shrub, with a height of 4-10 meters. The bark is grayish brown, with opposite leaves, ovate lanceolate or ovate oval, small flowers and yellow petals

Growth habit of Cornus officinalis

Cornus officinalis is a positive tree species in warm temperate zone. The suitable temperature for growth is 20 ~ 30 ℃. If it exceeds 35 ℃, it will grow poorly. Strong cold resistance, low temperature resistance and good growth

Cornus officinalis is more shade tolerant but likes sufficient light. It usually grows well in the middle and lower parts of the hillside, shady slope, sunny slope, valley and both banks of the river. It is generally distributed in the area with an altitude of 400 ~ 1800m, of which 600 ~ 1300m is more suitable

Cornus officinalis should be planted in sandy loam with good drainage and rich organic matter. The clay shall be mixed with an appropriate amount of river sand to increase the drainage and air permeability