AN UNKNOWN WILD FRUIT: CORNELIAN CHERRIES (CORNUS MAS)

flowering cornel tree

 Have you ever seen or tasted cornelian cherries? In Montenegro they are called “drenjine”. Many foreigners probably do not know these wild berries that usually ripen in September, as they are consumed in Eastern Europe and Iran only. In Western Europe the tree is also grown as an ornamental plant for its late winter flowers, […]