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Cornus
Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Pagoda Dogwood
Zone: 3
Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Rounded,
layered branches
Foliage: Light green
Fall Color: Red
Flower: Small,
creamy white
Fruit: Blue-black
Striking in every season, this adaptable North
American native tree has distinctively tiered,
horizontally layered branches that suggest Asian
origin. Through the year, they sport creamy white
flowers, textured light green leaves, blue-black
fruits and red fall foliage.
Cornus controversa ‘June Snow’
June Snow Dogwood
Zone: 5
Height: 30'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Horizontally
layered, spreading
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Orange
to red
Flower: White, in flat
topped clusters
Fruit: Blue-black, 1 ⁄4",
clustered
Fast growing and wide spreading, with branches
developing a horizontally tiered appearance. Flat
topped clusters of white flowers often exceed
6" in diameter. Outstanding fall color; mottled
orange-yellow, red, and purple-red.
Cornus florida rubra
Pink Flowering Dogwood
Zone: 5
Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright
spreading,
rounded crown
Foliage: Green
Fall Color: Red
Flower: Pink
The pink flowering dogwood is an old time
favorite for good reason. Delicate pink flower
bracts cover the plant in spring.
Heart Throb ® Dogwood
June Snow Dogwood
Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’
Cherokee Chief Dogwood
Zone: 6
Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright
spreading, rounded
crown
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Red
Flower: Rose red to
ruby red
This cultivar is noted for its red flowers, much
deeper in color than the delicate pink of
C. florida rubra.
Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’
Cherokee Princess Dogwood
Zone: 6
Height: 24'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright oval,
rounded crown
Foliage: Green
Fall Color: Red
Flower: White
A very vigorous white flowering selection,
upright growing, with large, glossy green leaves.
Reliable and heavy flowering; large white bracts.
Cornus florida ‘Sunset’ PP 6305
Cherokee Sunset Dogwood
Zone: 6
Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright
spreading, rounded
crown
Foliage: Variegated
yellow and green
Fall Color: Red
Flower: Deep pink to
light red
This is the only variegated dogwood with red
flower bracts. A vigorous grower, it displays a
variety of changing colors through the spring,
summer, and fall.
Cornus florida ‘Cloud 9’
Cloud 9 Dogwood
Zone: 5
Height: 15'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Spreading,
broadly rounded
crown
Foliage: Green
Fall Color: Red
Flower: White
Heavy production of large white flowers at
an early age. The rounded flower bracts are
overlapping and give a clean white appearance.
Cornus kousa chinensis
Chinese Kousa Dogwood
Zone: 5
Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Widely vase
shaped to rounded,
layered branches
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Reddish
Flower: White
Four large white bracts form star shaped “flowers”
in June. An unusual and beautiful dogwood that
is hardier, more drought tolerant and disease
resistant than C. florida.
Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’
Eddie’s White Wonder Dogwood
Zone: 6
Height: 25'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright,
pyramidal with
slightly pendulous
branching
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Red
Flower: Large white
bracts
Fruit: Small red
White flower bracts of this hybrid cultivar are
much larger than those of its parent C. florida,
and it grows taller. It is also easier to grow and
more adaptable that its other parent, C. nuttallii.
Cornus kousa ‘Schmred’ PP 9283
Heart Throb ® Dogwood
Zone: 5
Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Deep red
Flower: Deep rose
pink
Fruit: Red, 3 ⁄4"
Large, deep reddish to rose-pink flower bracts
form flower heads that reach four inches in
diameter. Introduced by Don Schmidt Nursery,
its handsome blooms last for up to two months
in Oregon.
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