STAR OF THE MONTH

Cornus mas

This is a very good tree for a middle-sized garden: ace fruit and interesting leaves in the autumn, but it is for its winter flowers that we really love this plant. Imagine, if you would, waking up on a cold February morning flinging open your bedroom curtains to be confronted by this cornus. It looks as if its leafless branches have been miraculously invaded by a profusion of one-day-old chicks. A great luxuriance of fluffy, yellow flowers that cannot help but bring cheer to the world - and this month we deserve every bit of cheer we can get.

Can be grown as a shrub or tree. Best in sun or part shade. Propagate from semi-ripe cuttings in summer.

Height x Spread 3m x 3m