Cornus Kousa Dogwood
$179.99 / 4-5' 7G
| Cornus kousa | |
| Kousa Dogwood | |
| The original with loads of rosy-pink flowers in the spring. Bright red berries and burgundy leaf color in fall. | |
| Feed in March and November with Hollytone. Re-mulch in November and June. Deep soak with Miracid every 2 weeks the first two summers after planting. Remove any suckers that sprout below the graft. Spray with Horticultural Oil insecticide in March. | |
| Accent or specimen | |
| Part shade | |
| Blooms 2 weeks later than native dogwood with creamy white 4-petaled bracts. Very disease resistant and hardy. | |
| Only broken or diseased limbs. | |
| Creamy white | |
| 25' x 20' | |
| 20' | |
| Medium | |
| Sun to half shade | |
| Zone 5-8 | |
| Keep evenly moist | |
| Green turning to deep red-purple in fall | |
| "Raspberry-like" fruit in fall and winter |