Cornus capitata?

[David F]

Cornus capitata can easily get 35’ tall here in California, and is quite nice for the May into July bloom period here. Kind of messy with the dropping fruit, I’d avoid planting it where it can be a mess on walks or patios.

[AndyC]

Hi Andy, I hope the transplants have taken in their new positions.

Thank Phil. As I had to separate the individual plants out from the clump I decided to pot them up and that is still their current position.
I will plant one or two in the garden later and thought to put one in the corner of a wide Cornish hedge. It is a position rather exposed to south westerly winds so I'm not sure how it will like it.

[MartinNicklin]

If it’s any help these are pictures I have of a young Cornus capitata, a seedling from a tree growing in my friend’s garden:

[Phil11]

Quick update on our Sussex based Cornus capitata's.

All the seedlings dug out of the ground below the mother tree in Haywards Heath West Sussex in around 2016 have to my knowledge flowered really well this year [2024] for the first time. I guess that makes it approx 8=9 years to get to flowering size.

The trees I am still seeing on a regular basis are in Brighton[x2 chalk, coastal], East Grinstead, WSussex [clay, inland] Westdean [nr Eastbourne chalk, coastal].
All remain evergreen despite some very low winter temperatures, and very wet ground conditions recently.

Cheers.

[David F]

Here in Northern California Cornus capitata can easily get 10 meters tall. Bloom was back in June, the fruit is about the size of a walnut and is fully ripe in September here. The fruit is rather messy, but edible and prolific; it’s a beautiful flowering evergreen tree here.