The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Trinity Star Chinese kousa dogwood

Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)

Distribution: Species native to e. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A vigorous growing, small deciduous tree, maturing to approximately 12' tall and wide. One of several clones originating from the west coast and marketed by the Handy Nursery Company of Boring, Oregon. Distinctive for its mottled pink and green leaves which are 2-3" long and linear in shape. It is rated to be a heavy bloomer with white, 2" wide, petal-like bracts, from late May to midsummer with a distinct square-shaped outline.