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Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
June flowers and a small tree that handles Chicago better than flowering dogwood
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- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15–25 ft
- Spacing
- 15–20 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun; fruit later
- How it spreads
- Small tree
- What to buy
- Container or balled-and-burlapped.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Cornus florida struggles here. This is the dogwood to plant. Flowers after the last frost most years, so you actually see them.
Handle with care
The fruit is not the crop. Birds take it.
