Dogwood Tree Varieties Nz

The dogwood most commonly grown in nz hails from north america and is known as cornus florida.
Dogwood tree varieties nz. The cornus or dogwood genus of trees and shrubs has family members from both north america and asia. Dogwood is usually a deciduous tree or tall shrub. Call our friendly team on 03 349 7296. White flowers sometimes edged with red from november december.
George washington planted them at mount vernon and thomas jefferson at monticello. It produces an abundant display of yellowish green flowers in spring and pinkish red berries in summer. Green foliage turns a brilliant purple red in autumn and the colour holds for weeks. It s a lovely bush growing up to 2 5m with incredible.
In this article we will talk about how to grow dogwood in a personal plot and about its most popular varieties. Dogwoods now you re barking up the right tree. These lovely dogwood tree varieties offer four season garden beauty. Chinensis is a type of dogwood that has greater resistance to insects and.
In this case florida actually means flowering rather than place of origin. Claimed to be the deepest red flowering cornus. The dogwood name is derived from dagwood which refers to the trees earliest use as material for making daggers and swords. Like us on facebook to see our latest updates deals and great plant ideas.
Chinese dogwood cornus kousa subsp. A small tree vase shaped when young then becoming more rounded. In autumn there are small red fruit which attract birds. Certain dogwood tree varieties have foliage that turns red or gold in autumn.
Also known as chinese dogwood korean dogwood or japanese dogwood the kousa dogwood is a small deciduous tree or multi stemmed shrub. America s founding fathers were big dogwood fans. Chris can t fathom why new zealand gardeners don t hanker for dazzling dogwoods pictured above such as cornus sanguinea midwinter fire. The latter two are introduced species that have earned a place in american gardens because they are more disease resistant than native species.
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.