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Japanese Dogwood Fruit

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Kousa has edible berries. Kousa Dogwood fruit is the primary edible part of Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa which is a small tree or shrub native to Asia that is now a very popular landscape plant in the US. Kousa Dogwood Fruit Tropical Flavor In Temperate Climates Eat The Planet The Kousa is also resistance to Dogwood Anthracnose a fungal disease that has been infecting flowering dogwoods in eastern North America. Japanese dogwood fruit . They are red berries formed into an approx 1 diameter fruit this is technically an aggregate fruit but looks like a single large berry. The kousa dogwood berries are unique in size and shape. Cornus is a genus of about 3060 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae commonly known as dogwoods which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms berries and distinctive bark. Our native dogwoods bloom in April while the Kousa dogwoods flower nearly a month later. You can eat the fruit of Cornus kousa - Korean Dogwood - Chinese Dogwood -