General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Variegated
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: Sport of: Satomi

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Common names
  • Chinese Dogwood
  • Oriental Dogwood
  • Dogwood
  • Kousa Dogwood
Also sold as:
  • ‘Aka tsuki’

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Location: Tacoma, WA
Date: 2023-05-25

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