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Cornus kousa 'Square Dance'
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Common name:
Square Dance kousa dogwood
Family:
Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A small, deciduous tree growing upright to 20' tall and nearly as wide. Valued for large creamy white bracts from late June through July. Flowers on this Polly Hill selection are most visible from above. Leaves are dark green in summer changing to reddish purple in autumn. Somewhat more tender than species, hardy to -5 F.
Links:
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
AZA: AZ16
(AZ16)
• Accession: D2000-0599.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLT: CF24
(CF24)
• Accession: D2016-0017.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
• Accession: D2017-0161.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual