Stunning in All 4 Seasons Kousa Dogwood
- Blooms Weeks Later Than Other Flowering Dogwoods
- White or Light Pink Flower Bracts Last for Weeks
- Birds Adore the Fruit
- Super Red and Purple Fall Color
- Exfoliating Bark Brings Winter Interest
- Deer Don't Seem to Like Kousa
- Good Disease Resistance
- Cold Hardier Than Other Flowering Dogwoods
If you love Flowering Dogwoods, you'll adore the late-blooming Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa). It's a wonderfully showy small tree that blooms weeks later than other Dogwoods. The blooms range from pure white to delicate light pink and they last and last.
Kousa slowly grows into a lovely, small deciduous tree. It is sometimes called the Japanese, Korean, or Chinese Dogwood. And like other trees that are native to Japan, they showcase an extremely graceful form.
Kousa Dogwood has a horizontal branching structure that reaches all the way to the base, forming a natural pyramidal shape.
This tree would look stunning planted in small groupings along a mixed border. It creates a marvelous focal point in a back yard, or as an anchor for a foundation planting.
Dark green leaves will appear in early spring, but the real show starts in late spring. Pointed, 4-petaled white bracts surround the small flower clusters. These specialized leaf bracts are quite rugged and can withstand strong winds and rain.
Kousa Dogwoods are very showy for a long period of time as the flower bracts are showy longer than most flowers. They'll give you up to a month of display!
The flowers precede the red fruit, which looks like a raspberry. Some people make jellies, jams and wine from the round red berries.
Or, leave the red colored fruit for birds! They'll be happy to snap them up for you without any fuss or muss.
As fall approaches, Kousa Dogwood has another trick up its sleeve. The leaves transform into a vibrant reddish purple splash of fall color for your landscape.
In winter, the bark on older trees exfoliates to reveal a beautifully patterned texture. This is a great feature in the coldest months. Use exterior landscape lighting to point a spotlight or two up into the canopy. You'll enjoy this tree year round.
This particular Dogwood has a better disease tolerance than many other flowering Dogwoods and is generally hardy and easy to care for.
Deer won't like this tree, but birds certainly will... and so will you! Order today.
15' x 15'
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