BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

This particular dogwood is an improved early flowering form of the more well known Cornus kousa var chinensis and has masses of large, creamy-white flower bracts in June. Brightly coloured, strawberry-like fruits follow the flower bracts in autumn after a hot summer.

The leaves are dark green in summer and turn pretty shades of red/orange in autumn before falling.

Introduced from Hupeh, a central province in China in 1910, Cornus kousa has proved to be a first class, small, hardy tree with huge numbers of eye-catching bracts.

Cornus kousa 'China Girl' is an incredibly beautiful and graceful plant when in full flower!

Supplied Size: 7.5L containers (freshly potted, 80 - 100 cm tall)

• Position: Full sun.
• Soil: Well drained, fertile soil. Cornus kousa 'China Girl' will tolerate dry soils once established.
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowering Period: June.
• Flower Colour: Creamy white
• Rate of Growth: Moderate.
• Habit: Large shrub or eventually small tree with a dense, branching crown.
  • Height: up to 6 m (20 ft).
  • Spread: 5 m (16 ft).

• Notes: The flowering of this Cornus is somewhat dependent upon the previous years summer weather. After a long hot summer, the following years flowering will be magnificent and after a cold, wet summer the following years flowering will be poor or sporadic.

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• Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi' (Flowering Dogwood)