Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride'

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Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride'

'Robin's Pride' is a small tree that forms a continuous heart branch and eventually develops a dense, oval crown 4-7 m tall. The young twigs are brown. The older bark is grey-brown and exfoliates beautifully olive-green, which is an important ornamental value of C. officinalis. The leaves are dark green and turn red in autumn. Like the species, 'Robin's Pride' flowers in small umbels of pale yellow flowers in February-March. The flowers can be followed by glossy red, oval, edible fruits.
Cornus officinalis prefers clay, loamy and sandy soil, preferably calcareous. 'Robin's Pride' has the same requirements. The tree tolerates drought well. Its slender form makes it suitable for use as a street tree, also in narrower profiles. Also suitable for use as a park tree, in gardens, cemeteries, and in roof gardens. Hardiness zone 6b
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Height
4 -7 m
Width
3-5m
Crown
oval, dark, dense crown, capricious growing
Bark and branches
young twigs brown, bark grey-brown and olive green flaking
Leaf
green
Autumn colour
red
Flowers
yellow, flowers in February/March
Fruits
edible fruits, red
Spines/thorns
None
Toxicity
usually not toxic to people, (large) pets and livestock
Soil type
clayed soil, loamy soil, sandy soil, calcareous soil
Soil moisture
suitable for dry soil
Paving
tolerates no paving
Winter hardiness zone
6b (-20,5 to -17,8 °C)
Wind resistance
good
Other resistances
resistant to frost (WH 1 - 6), can withstand wind
Fauna tree
provides food for birds
Application
tree containers, roof gardens, small gardens, patio gardens
Shape
clearstem tree, multi-stem treem
Clear stem tree Multi-stem tree calcareous soil clay soil loamy soil sandy soil tolerates no paving resistant to frost (WH 1 - 6) suitable for shadow suitable for dry soil can withstand wind oval 3rd size, smaller than 6 metres dense crown green yellow February March average growing Conspicuous bloom all species Attractive autumn colour provides food for birds non-toxic (usually) Capricious growing Ornamental fruit Edible fruits playground tree
Frequently asked questions
Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride'

Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' can eventually reach a height of 4 -7 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.

Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' is average growing and can eventually reach a height of 4 -7 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.

The leaves of Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' turn red in autumn.

The right time to plant Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' is during the dormancy period. In Western Europe, Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' with root balls can generally be planted from mid-November to late April, although this depends strongly on the climatic conditions and the species of tree.

Cornus officinalis 'Robin's Pride' blooms in february, march.
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