Family: Cornaceae

Scientific Name: Cornus florida Sweetwater Red

Common Name: Sweetwater Red Flowering Crab

Description

'Sweetwater Red (Cornus florida) is a small tree with reddish pink flowers. Its new foliage has a bronzey red tinge.

Pronunciation(KOR-nus)
Plant TypeTrees Deciduous
Sunlightfull, mostly suuny
FlowersThe flowers are made up of deep red pink bracts
LeavesBronzy red new foliage turning to purple-red in the fall.
Dimensions20-25 by 20-25 feet (HS)
Cultivar OriginSelected by Boyd Nursery McMinnville, Tennessee, USA, in 1954.
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