The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Akatsuki kousa dogwood

Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)

Distribution: Species native to e. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: An upright deciduous tree 20' high and 15' wide. Spring foliage emerges cream, pink and green becoming green and white in summer. Showy white flower bracts in June are red spotted. Fruits are red, pulpy berries 1-2" across. In fall leaves turn purple while variegated sections are pink. Upon maturity, the mottled gray-brown bark is very attractive. Best used as a specimen, accent or focal point.