Horizontal habit of branching with branches seeming to
be borne in layers or tiers.
30 to 45 feet in the landscape.
Small whitish
flowers are borne in flat clusters, 3-7 inches wide and resemble the flowers of
C. Alba.
May to June
This and C.
alternifolia are the two Cornus species
with alternate leaves
Lustrous leaves
turn red in the fall
Bluish-black
berries
‘Variegata’ has an irregular, creamy
white border, the leaves being long, narrow
and lanceolate, usually less than 1 1/2”
wide, and often unequally sided and somewhat
deformed.
Supposed to be less
affected by
anthracnose than the native species
of dogwood.
