<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Cornel of Japan (<em>Cornus kousa</em> either <em>Benthamidia kousa </em>or<em> Yamaboushi </em>ヤマボウシ in Japanese), is a small tree native of Asia.<br /><br />It is a tree&nbsp; which can measures until 12 m of top.<br /><br />Its opposite simple leaves from 4 to 10 cms long are deciduous.<br /><br />The tree is very spectacular at the time of the bloom. Its flowers are in fact white bracts surrounding small yellow and green flowers appearing just after leaves during spring.<br /><br />The fruit is a red pink spherical berry edible from 2 to 4 cms but without big gustative interest.<br /><br />There are two varieties:</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Horned kousa the Var. Kousa.</em> Leaves from 4 to 7 cms; Bracts from 3 to 5 cms. Native of Japan.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Horned kousa the Var. Chinensis</em>. Leaves from 5 to 10 cms; Bracts from 4 to 6 cms. Native of China.</span></span></li>
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