Selecting Trees for Your Home - Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

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Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida

5 pictures total.

Flowers of Flowering Dogwood

Size:

Small

Medium

Large

Exposure/ Light Requirements:

Full Shade

Full Sun

Partial Sun/Shade

Pests and Problems:

Fungal Disease

Insect Damage

Dogwood Borer (Synanthedon scitula)

Several problems affect this tree, including spot anthracnose (a leaf disease), dogwood anthracnod (a serious fungal disease), cankers, dogwood borer, and powdery mildew.

Hardiness Zone:	5 - 9
Mature Height:	15-25 Feet
Features:	White, pink or red "flowers" (actually bracts) in spring; clusters of small red fruit in autumn; fall color is reddish purple.
Culture:	Partial shade to full sun. Prefers a moist, well drained, slightly acid soil. Although listed as hardy in zone 5, this tree may not perform well in the northern half of that zone, unless plants are selected from a northern seed source.
Cultivars:	Numerous culitvars available, including: 'Cherokee Brave'- Flower bracts are deep pink with a white center. 'Cherokee Chief'- Flower bracts are deep, rose-red; new leaves emerge reddish. Cherokee Daybreak™ - Flower bracts are white; leaves are variegated with a white edge that resists scorching. 'Cherokee Princess'- Flower bracts are white and flowers are very large; flowers at an early age and flowers heavily. 'Cloud 9'- Flower bracts are white and overlap one another; flowers at an early age. 'Rubra' (var. rubra)- Flower bracts range from pink to reddish.
Mature Form:	Rounded to slightly irregular; branching is fairly horizontal.
Native To:	United States (Illinois)
Soil Conditions:	Dry Moist, Well-Drained Wet
Tolerance:	Alkaline Soil Dry Sites Salt Soil Compaction Wet Sites Wind
Uses:	Barrier Border Foundation Hedge Massing Naturalizing Screen Specimen
Foliage Color:	Green Variegated
Fall Foliage Color:	Purple Red
Additional Notes:	Although listed as hardy in zone 5, this tree may not perform well in the northern half of that zone, unless plants are selected from a northern seed source.