Kousa Dogwood Bush

About japanese kousa dogwoods. Kousa dogwood japanese dogwood cornus kousa.

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Kousa dogwood bush

Kousa seems to do better at temperature extremes both cold and hot. Tips for growing kousa dogwood trees. 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.

Cornus kousa is a small deciduous tree 8 12 m 26 39 ft tall in the family cornaceae common names include kousa kousa dogwood chinese dogwood korean dogwood and japanese dogwood. Several species native to north american produce flowers for local pollinators and berries for wildlife. The showy parts of the kousa dogwood flower 3 5 across are the four narrowly pointed petal like.

Kousa dogwood trees cornus kousa are superstars in the home garden with visually lush purple to red fall foliage showy creamy white flowers and resistance to a variety of destructive diseases. The kousa dogwood flowers about a month later than the standard dogwood. You can easily make enough trees for your own landscape and a few more to share with friends.

Dogwood shrubs let you enjoy many of the characteristics of dogwood trees on a smaller scale. The shallow root system of the kousa makes it a perfect tree to plant near homes without fear of the roots damaging any structures. Kousa dogwood does much better when planted in the spring than in the fall so wait until the last sign of frost has passed before putting in your new tree.

Synonyms are benthamia kousa and cynoxylon kousa. It has leaves when it flowers which make an attractive backdrop. For the home gardener the easiest and fastest method of dogwood tree propagation is taking softwood cuttings.

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