Chinese (kousa) dogwood (Cornus kousa) is a small spring flowering dogwood. Kousa blooms about 2 – 3 weeks after our native flowering dogwood (C. florida) has finished. Lustrous dark green leaves begin to emerge a week or two before the lovely pointed 3- inch white bracted flowers. Fall leaf color is purplish red and not quite as vibrant […]
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Evergreen Kousa Dogwood? – Depends on Where You Garden
Posted by Hugh on March 28th, 2012
Posted in Chinese (kousa) dogwood, Disease resistant, Evergreens, Planting tips, Southern Appalachian Region, Spring flowering, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, Winter Garden Interest, winter hardiness, winter injury, Winter Protection 
Comments Off on Evergreen Kousa Dogwood? – Depends on Where You GardenKousa Dogwood Not Summer Heat Tolerant
Posted by Hugh on August 23rd, 2011
Chinese (Kousa) dogwood (Cornus kousa) rates four stars (out of four) as a beautiful small flowering landscape tree. Since the 1970’s, a deadly anthracnose (Discula spp.) fungus disease has threatened to eradicate our native flowering dogwood (C. florida). Kousa dogwood rates as a highly disease resistant alternative. Its Achilees’ heel is its less than stellar foliar heat […]
Posted in Chinese (kousa) dogwood, Disease resistant, Heat Tolerance, Southern Appalachian Region, Spring flowering, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, watering tips Comments Off on Kousa Dogwood Not Summer Heat TolerantWolfeyes Chinese Dogwood
Posted by Hugh on April 20th, 2011
Chinese dogwood (Cornus kousa) is a popular 20-25 foot tall spring flowering tree which blooms two weeks after our native flowering dogwood (C. florida) has finished. The cultivar ‘Wolf Eyes’ makes a compact 8 to 10 foot tree or large shrub, almost double that in width. Wolf Eyes displays an awesome leaf variegation which makes it a focal […]
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