Cornus sericea

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• The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
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The genus Cornus is represented by three very different species in the Salish Sea: Pacific dogwood, red-twig dogwood, and bunchberry.

Red-osier dogwoood, red-twig dogwood

Best Summaries

• http://www.thebritishgardener.com/2012/12/damn-good-plants-red-twig-dogwoods-part_29.html
• https://soundnativeplants.com/redosier-dogwood-cornus-sericea/

Nomenclature and ID

• Used to be Cornus stolonifera, now Cornus sericea.
• The opposite leaves, parallel veins, and reddish stems are distinctive. In drier settings, it may be confused with Vibernum.
• There is latex in the leaf veins that can be seen if the leaves are separated that is distinctive.

Basketry

• Stems are pliable, and commonly used in basketry
• Osier is a term used to describe willows and red willow is another common name.
• Anderson 1999 describes methods for management of shrubs for basketry in California.

Wildlife

• Berries eaten by birds
• Heavily browsed by dear

Propagation

• Cereghino 2004 describes limits to adventitious root formation on stem cuttings in saturated soils (unlike willow).

Medicinal

• Bark decoctionss are common among different indigenous groups
• Inner bark is used for smoking, without psychoactive effects.
• http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=cornus+sericea

Questions

• What is the minimum light level provides sufficient energy for production of basket materials?
• Because of deer browse, can stakes and whips be produced on pollards rather than stools?
• What are the best native understory crops for under full sun or shade Cornus stands? Urtica?

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