Cornus kousa

"Cornus kousa China Girl has large bracts, great autumn colour and good sized fruits. Plants as small as 40-60cm are capable of setting flower buds making this an ideal garden tree that exhibits lots of interest. The flowers of the Cornus kousa China Girl are borne in abundance in early spring and the foliage turns vivid colours by autumn. It will not thrive in alkaline soils and it is best only to plant on ground with a ph less than 7 and to avoid waterlogged or compacted soils."

The Cornus Kousa is a spectacular non-native tree both as an accent in the garden or as an understory tree. Its spectacular blooms and elegant horizontal branches makes it a beautiful addition to any backyard landscape. Plant it alongside our native Cornus Florida and Redbuds to create a magical ga

From the Missouri Botanical Garden website, read the following about the kousa dogwood. "Cornus kousa, commonly called Kousa dogwood, is a small, deciduous flowering tree or multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 15-30’ tall, with a vase-shaped habit in the early years but eventually maturing to a more rounded form. Bloom occurs in late spring. The

Grows from a shrub into a multi-stemmed tree up to about 8 m, with a broad, vase-shaped crown. The leaf is dark green on top and blue-green on the underside, wit...

Cornus kousa Satomi, or Kousa Dogwood is an upright, small, deciduous tree. It has an attractive horizontal branching form. The foliage is oval in shape and pointed, dark green that turns to reds and purples in autumn. They are grown for their spectacul

Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Girard’s Nana’ (Girard’s dwarf Chinese dogwood, Zones 5 – 9). I bought this tree 20 years ago from the original Girard’s Nursery in Ohio. It has everything going for it: compact size, great flowers, interesting fruit, beautiful bark, and it is HARDY.