| Description | A native small tree with white flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (KOR-nus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full with afternoon shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, may tolerate average |
| Soil & Site | average, prefers acidic soils |
| Flowers | the true flowers (which are ornamentally insignificant) are small yellow-green inflorescences centered among the four showy white bracts |
| Fruit | shinning red drupe |
| Leaves | green, can have nice red fall color |
| Dimensions | 25 feet tall, up to twice as wide, upright rounded growth form, low branched |
| Maintenance | has many insect and disease problems |
| Propagation | species from seeds |
| Native Site | native to USA |
| Misc Facts | Genus name "Cornus" is derived from the word cornu which means “horn” and refers to the hard wood. The species name "kousa" is the Japanese name for this dogwood |
| Author's Notes | In the area I live (zone #5a) the Flowering Dogwoods struggle. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #175-Dogwoods (Paul Cappiello and Don Shadow) |
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