Dogwood Tree Cultivars

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Dogwood tree cultivars. This flowering dogwood cultivar grows between 6 and 10 feet tall and can spread up to 12 feet. It grows well in partial shade and slightly acidic soil growing 30 feet tall. In this article we will talk about how to grow dogwood in a personal plot and about its most popular varieties. It s hardy in zones 5a 8a and its white blossoms can appear in early to late spring.

Dogwood is usually a deciduous tree or tall shrub. Also known as chinese dogwood korean dogwood or japanese dogwood the kousa dogwood is a small deciduous tree or multi stemmed shrub. Florida is a native tree very similar to the kousa dogwood with white or pink flower bracts in early spring red fruits crimson purple foliage in fall and textured bark. Its blooms are white and its leaves grow very densely.

One of the most popular of all flowering trees is the flowering dogwood. Fall color is purplish to red. Kousa cultivars and some of the c. Florida appalachian spring was found highly resistant.

One cultivar of c. Dogwoods under drought stress are also more disease susceptible. Cornus florida poinsett grows from 15 to 20 feet tall and can spread up to 30 feet. Of all the varieties of dogwood gardeners are most familiar with the flowering dogwood cornus florida.

The word dogwood itself fell into the russian language from the türkic language it simply means red because most of the fruits of dogwood are of a red color. It produces an abundant display of yellowish green flowers in spring and pinkish red berries in summer. With multicolored leaves that appear gold pink and green this is one of the larger varieties of the kousa dogwood reaching about twenty feet in height. The species is a 15 to 30 foot tree that blooms with white flowers in april and may but several variations and cultivars offer pink flowers including.

Aurora celestial constellation ruth ellen stardust and stellar pink. This beautiful tree is interesting all year with pink or white flowers in late winter or early spring followed by attractive green foliage. There are at least 24 varieties of dogwood trees cornus spp and over 130 cultivars. Hardy in zones 5 9.

These hybrids show greater resistance to dogwood anthracnose under normal landscape conditions and are resistant to borer. It produces pink flowers and boasts white margins on its leaves. Cornus florida is a north american native.