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    CORNUS
    CORNUS
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    CORNUS CORNUS CORNUS CORNUS CORNUS 'Eddie's White Wonder' and EUONYMUS alatus © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CORNUS 'Eddie's White Wonder' and RHODODENDRON serpyllifolium © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    CORNUS

    Commonly known as Dogwood

    Genus of about 60 species of mainly deciduous shrubs and small trees from grasslands, thickets, woodland, rocky slopes and swamps mainly in northern temperate areas.

    Grown for their showy bracts, elegant habit, fruits and colourful autumn leaves.

    The species have been used as food and medicine and in manufacture of small implements and cutting boards. The wood is beautiful, fine-grained and hard.

    The  "dogwood' name might have come from the "dags" (daggers, skewers and arrows) made from the slender stems. Fruits were known as "dogberries".

    Two species are represented in the UK. C. mas is a widely found introduction, C sanguinea, a native, extending particularly on chalk as far north as the Midlands.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Ultimate size in 20-50 years. Flowering is dependent upon previous year's summer. Long, hot summers produce best flowers.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Anthracnose.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. Canada. 1945. Henry Eddie, Vancouver, BC. Hybrid between C. florida 'Rubra' and C. nutallii.
    • Deciduous
      mid-green leaves to 12cm (5in) long turning red, orange and purple in autumn
    • White
    • Woodland garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Ovate
    • Height
      6m (20ft)
    • Spread
      4m (13ft)
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
      Or multi-stemmed shrub. Purplish-green flowers surrounded by 4-6 bracts to 8cm (3in) long.
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
      shelter from cold winds
    • Partial shade
    • Broadly conical
    • Mature Size
      6m (20ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (13ft)
      		  
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    Cornus (Flowering) - Growing Guide
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    varieties of Cornus

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    • CORNUS canadensis
    Creeping dogwood
    attractive ground cover with a profusion of white flower bracts
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £16.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    COLOURED STEMMED DOGWOODS

    CORNUS alba 'Elegantissima'
    Margined and mottled white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    CORNUS alba 'Kesselringii'
    Brownish black stems
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORNUS alba 'Siberian Pearls'
    Profuse white berries tinged with blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    CORNUS alba 'Sibirica'
    Bright red stemmed dogwood
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    CORNUS alba 'Sibirica Variegata'
    Dogwood
    Silvery white edged leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORNUS alba 'Spaethii'
    Golden variegated foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50

    FLOWERING DOGWOODS

    CORNUS alternifolia 'Argentea'
    One of the very best silver variegated shrubs which is sadly slow growing and difficult to propagate
     
    Small
    £27.50
    Unavailable
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    Large
    £100.00
    CORNUS capitata
    Bentham's cornel, Himalayan dogwood
    Greenish-white flowers red strawberry fruit
     
    Small
    £19.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORNUS florida
    North American flowering dogwood. Each flowerhead is enclosed in 4 white petal-like bracts
     
    Large
    £50.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORNUS florida 'Cherokee Chief'
    (syn. 'Royal Red') - foliage scarlet-red in spring and autumn, bronzy green in summer. Bracts deep ruby pink.
     
    Large
    £75.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORNUS florida rubra
    Pink dogwood
    Flushed pink or red
     
    Large
    £75.00
    CORNUS kousa
    Japanese dogwood
    White bracts
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £55.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORNUS kousa 'Satomi'
    Japanese dogwood
    Deep pink bracts. Leaves turn deep purplish-red in autumn
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £80.00
    Available again from OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2026
    Dispatch will take place anytime from early October through to late November as stock becomes available.
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    CORNUS kousa var chinensis
    White flushed pink
     
    Small
    £20.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £50.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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