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Cornus (Dogwood)
A dogwood tree in the spring is surely a sight to behold, but this genus consists of more than just flowering trees. Dogwood trees are typically grown for their showy spring flowers while dogwood shrubs are mainly grown for their peculiar leaf colors and brilliant winter bark.
Cornus alba (Variegated Red Twig Dogwood) Zone 4
| This large growing plant with deep red winter stems and large variegated foliage makes an outstanding focal addition to a woodland or shade garden.
Great For: - Woodland plantings
- Hedging
Height: 6-8' Width: 6-8'
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| 'Cream Cracker' features green foliage with butter cream variegation and new growth that is green with golden yellow margins. The bright red-purple stems provide excellent winter interest, making this a great year-round selection.
Great For: - Foundation plantings
- Shrub borders and woodland edge
Height: 5-6' Width: 5-8'
Shape: Mound, Rounded
Blooms: White (Spring)
Winter Interest: Stems
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| A versatile plant for most landscape applications, 'Ivory Halo' features lovely variegated foliage of creamy-white and green that creates a compact, rounded, full plant with radiant red winter stems.
Great For: - Accent border shrub
- Massed in the shrub border
Height: 4-6' Width: 5-6'
Fall Color: Yellow
Winter Interest: Branching, Color
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| Deep green leaves and creamy-white flower clusters in May are followed by porcelain-blue fruits and a reddish-purple fall color with bright, deep red winter stems.
Great For: - Shrub border
- Massed for naturalizing
Height: 8-10' Width: 8-10'
Blooms: White (Spring) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Color
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| Creamy white clusters of flowers hover on elegantly spaced branches in May before turning to clusters of attractive blue-black fruit that birds adore. The deep green, heavily textured leaves turn burgundy in fall with maroon-burgundy stems in the winter.
Great For: - Focal landscape tree
- Massed for naturalizing
Height: 8-14' Width: 8-12'
Shape: Wide, Vase
Blooms: White (Spring) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure
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Cornus kousa (Kousa Dogwood) Zone 5  
| Lots of creamy white, four petaled, star-like flowers with green centers appear in late June amid deep green, thick foliage that creates a vase-shaped habit. Burgundy-red fall color and interesting large red fruit add off-season appeal.
Great For: - Larger foundation plantings
- Focal groupings
Height: 10-15' Width: 10-15'
Shape: Rounded, Vase
Blooms: White (Summer) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Structure
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Winter Protection: Salt, Wind
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| Notable for its rich, dark green foliage and a prolific crop of white flowers that are borne in June, the blooms of 'Milky Way' are composed of four creamy white bracts and are followed in late summer by bright red fruits.
Great For: - Larger foundation plantings
- Focal groupings
Height: 15-20' Width: 12-15'
Shape: Rounded
Blooms: White (Spring, Summer) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Structure
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Winter Protection: Wind
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| A sturdy, vase-shaped specimen with dark green, thickly textured foliage, 'National' produces large, creamy-white, four petaled flowers that burst into bloom in mid to late June. Unique, large, raspberry-red fruit dangles attractively in September.
Great For: - Accent lawn specimen
- Large foundation plantings
Height: 12-14' Width: 14-16'
Shape: Vase
Blooms: White (Spring, Summer) Fall Color: Red
Winter Interest: Form
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| This vigorous grower produces showy reddish-pink flowers on a small, upright habit of large, dark green leaves which turn crimson to purple in autumn. The bark exfoliates in plates to show deep cream, tan and olive.
Great For: - Focal landscape tree
- Foundation plantings
Height: 8-10' Width: 8-12'
Shape: Wide, Vase
Blooms: Pink (Summer) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Structure
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Winter Protection: Wind
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| The large, star-like, four petaled flowers are larger than most any other form and appear over deep green leaves that have a quilted nature and turn a lovely burgundy red in the fall. The upright to vase shape in youth will widen to a broad vase with age.
Great For: - Larger foundation plantings
- Focal groupings
Height: 15-20' Width: 12-15'
Shape: Rounded, Vase
Blooms: White (Spring, Summer) Fall Color: Red
Winter Interest: Bark, Structure
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Winter Protection: Wind
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| A somewhat shrubby, broadly spreading kousa dogwood that is considered among the best of the variegated forms. The creamy white margined leaves will hold up well in sun or shade and white flowers will appear in late June. Pink tinged fall color.
Great For: - Focal landscape tree
- Foundation plantings
Height: 8-10' Width: 20-30'
Shape: Broad, Vase
Blooms: White (Spring, Summer) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Structure
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Winter Protection: Wind
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| With bright yellow clouds of blooms in March, this is one of the first trees to flower in our landscape! The foliage is glossy green and the light brown bark has an exfoliating quality. Shiny red berries cover the burgundy foliage in fall.
Great For: - Large foundation plantings
- Borders and screening
Height: 8-12' Width: 8-14'
Shape: Rounded, Wide
Blooms: Yellow (Spring) Fall Color: Red
Winter Interest: Bark, Form
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| 'Arctic Sun' is a dwarf selection that displays beautiful yellow stems with tips of deep red coloration in winter and a great yellow-orange fall color.
Great For: - Accent shrub
- Naturalized wet areas
Height: 3-4' Width: 3-5'
Shape: Low, Mound
Blooms: White (Spring) Fall Color: Orange, Red
Winter Interest: Color, Form
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| Although it boasts mid-green, ovoid leaves and small umbels of creamy-white flowers in June, this variety is mostly planted for its brilliant flame-colored stems which are revealed when the leaves turn orange-yellow in the fall.
Great For: - Accent shrub
- Naturalized moist areas
Height: 5-6' Width: 5-7'
Shape: Rounded, Wide
Blooms: White (Spring) Fall Color: Orange, Yellow
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| The deep green leaves and creamy white flower clusters of this variety give way to reddish-purple fall foliage with very bright, coral to cherry red winter stems.
Great For: - Shrub border
- Massed for naturalizing
Height: 8-10' Width: 8-10'
Blooms: White (Spring) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure
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| A compact selection with very fine, thin twigs, 'Isanti' offers dark green foliage and clusters of creamy-white flowers that are followed by plenty of white fruit. Reddish-purple fall color and deep red twigs that last all winter add off-season interest.
Great For: - Shrub border
- Massed for naturalizing
Height: 5-6' Width: 5-6'
Shape: Upright
Blooms: White (Spring) Fall Color: Purple, Red
Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure
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| Along with superbly thick, creamy-yellow and green variegated leaves, 'Silver and Gold' also offers bright yellow stems that add drama to the landscape in fall and winter.
Great For: - Shrub border
- Massed for naturalizing
Height: 6-8' Width: 6-8'
Fall Color: Yellow
Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure
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| A remarkable new dwarf red twig dogwood that fits right into today's gardens and landscapes! 'Arctic Fire' is an extremely compact selection of 'Baileyii' that is roughly 1/2 the height and with twice as many branches.
Great For: - Shrub border
- Massed for naturalizing
Height: 3-4' Width: 3-4'
Shape: Mound, Rounded
Blooms: White (Spring)
Winter Interest: Branching
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| Gorgeous creamy white blooms with more rounded petals than other Kousa dogwoods appear in late June on these upright plants with disease-free, deep green foliage. Mottled multi-colored bark on older plants and burgundy fall color provides added interest.
Great For: - Large foundation plantings
- Lawn specimen
Height: 12-15' Width: 8-12'
Shape: Wide, Vase
Blooms: White (Summer) Fall Color: Red
Winter Interest: Bark, Form
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Winter Protection: Wind
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| Gorgeous creamy white blooms with more rounded petals than other Kousa dogwoods appear in late June on these upright plants with disease-free, deep green foliage. Mottled multi-colored bark on older plants and burgundy fall color provides added interest.
Great For: - Large foundation plantings
- Lawn specimen
Height: 12-15' Width: 8-12'
Shape: Wide, Vase
Blooms: White (Summer) Fall Color: Red
Winter Interest: Bark, Form
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 5+ hours Soil Type: Clay, Moist, Sandy Feeding: Plant-tone
Winter Protection: Wind
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