Taxon

Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis

 
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Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis - Chinese kousa dogwood
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Common name: Chinese kousa dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Synonym: Cornus kousa var. chinensis, Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis
Distribution: China
Habitat: Mixed woods, valleys, shaded slopes, streamsides, roadsides; 400–2200 m.
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: Medium-sized, deciduous tree considered to be one of the most beautiful of all flowering plants. Open branched specimen grows 30' high and 40' wide. Flowers appear in May/June as a soft green, turning to white, followed by beautiful, pinkish red to red fruit August through October. Excellent tree along a blank wall with its horizontal branching, the corner of a house or in a garden bed.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: BRC: BS09 (BS09) • Accession: D2011-0557.002 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: BRC: BS09 (BS09) • Accession: D2011-0564.007 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: BRC: BS09 (BS09) • Accession: D2011-0564.004 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: BRC: BT09 (BT09) • Accession: D2011-0557.001 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: BRC: BT09 (BT09) • Accession: D2011-0564.005 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: BRC: BT09 (BT09) • Accession: D2011-0564.006 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: DWD: AK05 (AK05) • Accession: D1985-0598.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 8: DWD: AK06 (AK06) • Accession: D1985-0598.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 9: DWD: AM06 (AM06) • Accession: D1985-0598.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 10: DWD: AM06 (AM06) • Accession: D1985-0598.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 11: JPG: BC21 (BC21) • Accession: D2011-0557.004 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: JPG: BC21 (BC21) • Accession: D2011-0557.003 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 13: PKW: AN05 (AN05) • Accession: D2011-0557.007 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 14: PKW: AN05 (AN05) • Accession: D2011-0564.001 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 15: VCA: AX15 (AX15) • Accession: D2001-0822.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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