Dogwood, White
Description: The White Flowering Dogwood has beautiful white blossoms. The White Flowering Dogwood has an excellent show of white blossoms in Spring, and bright red berries in Fall and winter. It is planted as a specimen, near a patio, or in groupings. It is a low branching tree that spreads horizontally and has a semi-rounded top. Does best in sun to part shade. This deciduous tree does best in well-drained acidic soil with sufficient organic matter. The flowers unfold from the round, conspicuous, gray winter flower buds before the leaves come out. They open in May. The fuit is a bright scarlet, relished by birds, squirrels, and other animals, which often eat the fruit before it colors and matures, usually between September and November. The wood is hard, heavy, strong, very close-grained, and brown to red in color.
Common Name: White Flowering Dogwood
Scientific Name: Cornus florida ‘White’
Type: Tree
Exposure: Full Sun – Partial Shade
Size: 15-25′ height, 15-25′ spread
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Burgundy/Red
Bloom Color: White (Red fruit in Fall)
Bloom Period: Spring
Landscape Use: Entryway, Garden Pond, Outdoor Living Areas, Provides Shade, Small Groups, Woodland Border
Soil: Well-Drained, Acidic
Zone: 5 – 9
Growth Rate: Moderate
Companion Plants: Other Dogwood Trees, Oakleaf Hydrangeas. Stop by and visit our garden center and nursery to talk with our staff about other plants in stock.