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Edible
Shade at Noon, Sun by Morning: Microclimate Hacks for Max Bloom and Fruit
Shade at Noon, Sun by Morning: Microclimate Hacks for Max Bloom and Fruit If you’ve ever craved a spark of color when winter still…
Autumn
Birchleaf Pear
About Birchleaf Pear Scientific Name: Pyrus betulifolia Family / Genus:Rosaceae / Pyrus Origin:Native to northern and central China; recorded from areas such as Liaoning, Hebei,…
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Edible
Near Threatened, Always Thrilling: Grow Japanese Cornel Responsibly
Near Threatened, Always Thrilling: Grow Japanese Cornel Responsibly If you’ve ever craved a spark of sunshine in the bleakest weeks of winter, meet Cornus…
Autumn
Glossy Abelia
About Glossy Abelia Scientific Name: Abelia × grandiflora Family / Genus:Caprifoliaceae / Abelia Origin:Commonly grown across eastern, northern, and southwestern China; widely cultivated in temperate…
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Autumn
The First Feast: How Japanese Cornel Feeds Pollinators in the Cold and Birds in Fall
The First Feast: How Japanese Cornel Feeds Pollinators in the Cold and Birds in Fall When the rest of the garden is still yawning…
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Chinese Ash
About Chinese Ash Scientific Name: Fraxinus chinensis Family / Genus:Oleaceae / Fraxinus Origin:Native across much of China (north to south) and widely cultivated; typically found…
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Edible
Cornus officinalis vs. Cornus mas: Which ‘Cornelian’ Fits Your Climate and Style?
Cornus officinalis vs. Cornus mas: Which ‘Cornelian’ Fits Your Climate and Style? If your garden starves for color when winter overstays its welcome, few…
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Shantung Maple
About Shantung Maple Scientific Name: Acer truncatum Family / Genus:Sapindaceae / Acer Origin:Native to China; widely distributed from Northeast and North China west to Shaanxi,…
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Autumn
Sour to Sublime: Turn Cornus officinalis Fruit into Jams, Tonics, and Ruby Syrups
Sour to Sublime: Turn Cornus officinalis Fruit into Jams, Tonics, and Ruby Syrups Imagine a late-winter cloud of sun-yellow blossoms, months before the rest…
Autumn
Northern Catalpa
About Northern Catalpa Scientific Name: Catalpa speciosa Family / Genus:Bignoniaceae / Catalpa Origin:Native to the central and eastern United States; now widely cultivated in many…
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Flowering Plants
Four Seasons, One Tree: Design a Year-Round Border Starring Japanese Cornel
Four Seasons, One Tree: Design a Year-Round Border Starring Japanese Cornel Imagine a bare-branched silhouette in late winter suddenly beading over with gold—tiny constellations…
Autumn
Purple-leaf plum
About Purple-leaf plum Scientific Name:Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' Family / Genus:Rosaceae / Prunus Origin:Native to Xinjiang, China; found on wooded hillsides, stony/gravelly slopes, and along…
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Garden / Outdoor Bed
Seed to Street-Tree: Propagating Cornus officinalis Without Tears
Seed to Street-Tree: Propagating Cornus officinalis Without Tears Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis) is the golden confetti of late winter—those tiny yellow fireworks that pop…
Autumn
Saucer Magnolia
About Saucer Magnolia Scientific Name: Magnolia × soulangeana Family / Genus:Magnoliaceae / Magnolia Origin:A garden-origin hybrid first raised in cultivation in France (from Magnolia denudata…
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Flower Language
Flower Language of 山茱萸: Why Japanese Cornel Speaks Longevity and Protection
Flower Language of 山茱萸: Why Japanese Cornel Speaks Longevity and Protection Imagine a leafless garden in late winter, everything drab and dozing—then one small…
Family & Genus
Japanese Flowering Cherry
About Japanese Flowering Cherry Scientific Name: Prunus lannesiana Family / Genus:Rosaceae / Prunus Origin:Native to Japan; widely cultivated across China and elsewhere as an ornamental…
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Flowering Plants
Gold Before Green: 12 Quirks of Japanese Cornel You’ll Spot in Late Winter
Gold Before Green: 12 Quirks of Japanese Cornel You’ll Spot in Late Winter If winter gardens had confetti cannons and spotlights, Cornus officinalis—Japanese cornel,…
Autumn
Maudiae Magnolia
About Maudiae Magnolia Scientific Name: Michelia maudiae Family / Genus:Magnoliaceae / Michelia Origin:Native to southern Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Guizhou provinces in China.…
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Flowering Plants
From Mountain Medicine to Garden Glow: The Journey of Cornus officinalis
From Mountain Medicine to Garden Glow: The Journey of Cornus officinalis On a raw February morning in a Chinese mountain village, when fields still…
Autumn
Narrowleaf Spicebush
About Narrowleaf Spicebush Scientific Name: Lindera angustifolia Family / Genus:Lauraceae / Lindera Origin:Native to China; recorded from Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Henan, Shaanxi,…
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Diagnosis & Rescue
Bark Peels, Not Nerves: Outsmart Dogwood Borers, Scale, and Leaf Spots
Bark Peels, Not Nerves: Outsmart Dogwood Borers, Scale, and Leaf Spots Troubleshooting made simple: how to spot early symptoms on Cornus officinalis and use…
Autumn
Chinese Quince
About Chinese Quince Scientific Name: Chaenomeles sinensis Family / Genus:Rosaceae / Chaenomeles Origin:Native to China, including provinces such as Shandong, Shaanxi, Henan (Tongbai area), Hubei,…
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Fertilizing
Wake-Up Yellow: The No-Stress Care Calendar for Japanese Cornel
Wake-Up Yellow: The No-Stress Care Calendar for Japanese Cornel Picture this: February sunlight catches on bare, silver-gray branches that are suddenly dusted in gold.…
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Silk Tree
About Silk Tree Scientific Name: Albizia julibrissin Family / Genus:Fabaceae / Albizia Origin:Native to a broad swath of Asia (commonly cited from Iran through China,…
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