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Cornus kousa (Kousa Dogwood)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 507498



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Species: Cornus kousa
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Shrub
  • Tree
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 m)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 m)
Flowering Start edit
  • June
Flowering End edit
  • July
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Light
Leaf Shape edit
  • Ovate
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Suitable For edit
  • Centre Piece
  • Oriental Garden
  • Woodland Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
Soil pH edit
Bloom Colour edit
  • Pink
  • Cream
  • Green
Wildlife Value edit
  • Butterflies (nectar source)
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Stem Cutting
  • Grafting - Cleft/Wedge
Skill Level edit
  • Some Experience
Additional Short Notes add
  • Fruit is edible edit | delete
  • can be grown as multi-stemmed tree, or pruned to 1 leader edit | delete
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Mrs Smith (20)
toni (36069)
  Cayuga Morning (1356)


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Mrs Smith (20) wrote on Jul 20 2014
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We have a Chinensis and it has given us such a wonderful display of flowers (actually the bracts that give the display) in summer, followed by red fruit in Autumn.

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