Kousa Dogwood
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan, Korea and China
Location
Beech Collection, Jackson Grove, Newman Meadow, Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope, Palmer-Kinne Dogwood Collection, Urban Tree Collection, Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, Conifer Slope, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Edgewood Nursery, Plantasia, Heronswood, Ruth Nix, Princeton Nurseries, Lake County Nursery Inc., Instutute of Ecosystem Studies, McGuire Gardens, Schichtel's Nursery, Weston Nurseries, Moses Nurseries, US National Arboretum, Department of Grounds of Cornell, Victor Lazar
Description
Plants 20-30' tall with an equal spread. Flower bracts creamy white, appearing about two weeks after those of C. florida, with bracts persisting for about 6 weeks, often becoming pinkish with age. Bark exfoliating with age forming a mottled mosaic of gray, tan and rich brown.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
bark, flowering season