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)
Plant Height: 15 feet
Plant Spread: 15-20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Indehiscent
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 10,166 (Expired)
Goes Dormant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Cherokee Brave™
Cultivar name: 'Comco No. 1'
Common names
  • Eastern Dogwood
  • Red Flowering Dogwood
  • Flowering Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus florida
  • Synonym: Cornus florida var. florida

Photo Gallery
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: November 07, 2017
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: May 05, 2018
I just love this tree ...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2019-05-18
Cherokee Brave single dogwood bloom, 2019-05-19
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-10-13
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2012-04-20
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-04-27
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: May 03, 2018
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: May 03, 2018
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2011-04-11
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-29
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-04-27
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2011-04-11
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-04-23
Purchased from Stauffer's of Kissel Hill
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2017-04-27
Bloom, Eastern Dogwood (Cornus florida var. florida Cherokee Brav
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2012-04-20
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2011-04-11
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2011-04-11
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2011-04-11
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2011-04-11
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-10-19
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2012-04-20
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2012-04-20
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-05
Plant Events from our members
dnrevel On June 5, 2021 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Replaced with dahlias & hibiscus shrub.
dnrevel On March 11, 2021 Transplanted
Moved to the southeastern new front yard garden. Used better draining soil.
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