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Cornus kousa |
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Kousa
Dogwood |
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5-8 |
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Japan, Korea and
China |
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Vase-shaped in youth, later broadly ovate with layered
branches, medium texture |
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18-25 feet tall and 15-25 feet wide |
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Flowers with four creamy-white, pointed bracts.
Bracts are broader than
C. Florida
and taper to a long point while C. Florida
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Late spring into
summer |
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Opposite, simple,
elliptic-ovate, 2 to 4” long, 3/4 to 1 3/4”
wide. |
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Purple to scarlet. |
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Exfoliating bark develops a rich mottling of
brown, gray and tan on older trees |
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Pink to red raspberry-like drupe |
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More resistant to
anthracnose, borers and
drought than C. Florida |
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Growth rate is slow to medium. |
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var.
chinensis - Bracts
are slightly larger which may be
preferred over the species.
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'Dwarf Pink' - Light pink bracts and only 6 to 9 feet
tall.
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'Fanfare' - Upright, fastigiate growth.
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'Gold Star' - Gold bands in the foliage through spring
and summer.
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'Madame Butterfly' - Very floriferous. Bracts bend at
midpoint to resemble butterflies.
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' Milky Way' - Floriferous cultivar of var. chinensis.
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'Moonbeam' - Large, 7 to 8 inch wide flowers on long
peduncles.
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'National' - Large, creamy white bracts and vase shaped
tree with larger than normal fruit.
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'Rosabella' - Rose-pink bracts.
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'Silverstar' - Upright, arching plant with smooth bark.
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'Snowboy' - Gray-green leaves with creamy white margins.
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'Speciosa' - Dark green leaves that curl slightly at the
margins.
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'Summer Stars' - Long lasting flowers with good fall
color.
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'Triple Crown' - Small tree that flowers heavily.
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'Twinkle' - Upright growth habit with large flowers.
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'Variegata' - Variegated foliage.
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'Xanthocarpa' - Yellow fruit.
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