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    CORNUS
    CORNUS
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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
      Bred for resistance to anthracnose. Does not produce fruit
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. USA. ER Orton Jr. Rutgers University, New Jersey
    • Deciduous
      Oval to elliptic leaves to 12cm (5in) long
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      5m (17ft)
    • Spread
      3m (10ft)
    • Tree
      Vigorous small tree with upright habit. Produces 4-petalled, overlapping flower bracts to 12cm (5in) across
    • 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)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Narrowly columnar
    • Mature Size
      5m (17ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        3m (10ft)
      		  
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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
    £15.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    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
    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
    CORNUS alba 'Spaethii'
    Golden variegated foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    CORNUS alternifolia 'Argentea'
    One of the very best silver variegated shrubs which is sadly slow growing and difficult to propagate
     
    Small
    £27.50
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    Large
    £100.00
    CORNUS capitata
    Bentham's cornel, Himalayan dogwood
    Greenish-white flowers red strawberry fruit
     
    Small
    £19.00
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    Available Early Spring 2026
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