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Commonly known as Giant dogwood, Wedding cake tree
FLOWERING DOGWOODS
Cream flowers, black fruits and rich purple-red autumn colour
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Deciduous - elliptic leaves to 15cm (6in) long are dark-green above, glaucous beneath and turn rich red to purple in autumn.
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Cream -
Height - 15m (49ft) -
Spread - 15m (49ft)
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Tree - rounded tree with tiered branches. Creamy-white flowers are produced in large, flattish heads to 18cm (7in) across followed by blue-black fruit.
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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) -
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Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - anthracnose -
Place of origin - China, Himalayas, Japan. -
Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil - - humus rich
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Neutral to acid soil
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Tree Shape - Rounded to broadly spreading -
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Cornus - Growing Guide
- Positioning
- Planting
- Maintenance - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Propagation
- Cornus capitata seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Cornus canadensis - Growing Guide
- Diseases
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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Buy Varieties of CORNUS controversa
CORNUS controversa 'Gosia' >
Commonly known as: Giant dogwood, Wedding cake tree.
Tiered branches and leaves variegated yellow tinged with pink
CORNUS controversa 'Variegata' >
Commonly known as: Giant dogwood, Wedding cake tree.
Striking and very scarce slow growing variegated form with horizontal branching
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