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Cornus kousa |
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| | Early-September fruit, reminds me of an earth-orbiting satellite in shades of red |
| Common name |
Japanese dogwood |
| Family |
cornaceae |
| Life cycle |
tree (Z5-8) |
| Flowers |
white (spring) |
| Size |
20-30' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
Slow-growing tree. We rescued this from a local discount nursery as a nearly-dead stick many years ago. It took quite a while to grow to any kind of size, but ever since it started blooming about five years later, we've appreciated its steadfast performance, beautiful both in leaf and in flower. The red fall foliage is a real asset, too. I think it has given rise to one or two baby kousas in recent years, but I can't say for sure until the offspring itself blooms.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Anni | Aug 02, 2009 | I have the Kousa in my garden in UK and didn't know what it was until now! It was bought years ago from a nursery in a similar state. 12 years down the track is now 25 feet and very beautiful. |
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