General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 10 to 20 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Kousa Dogwood
  • Chinese Dogwood
  • Dogwood

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Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Date: 2023-05-31
a specimen planted at the Reading Museum in their arboretum
Uploaded by ARUBA1334
Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Date: 2020-10-31
This, believe it or not, is the fall color of Wolf Eyes dogwood.
Location: Dow Gardens, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-25
In fall the cream colored leaf edges turn pink.  Depending on con
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-18
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Uploaded by ARUBA1334
Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Date: 2020-10-31
In fall the green of the leaves turns to burgundy or mauve and th
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
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Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on May 31, 2023 12:12 PM concerning plant:
    I was walking around the Reading Museum Arboretum grounds with my camera and had to take a photo of this cultivar that I have never seen before. It originated as a branch sport mutation at Manor View Farm in Monkton, Maryland and was selected in 1988.

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