General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 15 to 20 feet (4.5-6 m)
Plant Spread: 15 to 20 feet (4.5-6 m)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Chinese Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis
  • Synonym: Cornus kousa var. chinensis

Photo Gallery
Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2013-10-09
Wasp and ladybug feeding on Cornus kousa fruit #insects
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 11 June 2022
early blooms have a chartreuse tint in my garden
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 22 June 2022
Rewards a rainy spring with beautiful blooms
Location: Southern Maine
Date: October 17, 2022
Amazing fruit this year!  I love this tree but I wish it was nati
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2009-10-06
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-08-31
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2019-12-14
Uploaded by LizinElizabeth
Location: Iowa
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2019-12-14
Exfoliating bark on Milky Way is beautiful.
Uploaded by robertduval14

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2016-05-28
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2018-06-21
Attractive wavy leaves, graceful blooms.
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2016-05-28

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