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Taxon
Cornus florida 'Jean's Appalachian Snow'
Common name:
Jean's Appalachian Snow flowering dogwood
Family:
Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Synonym:
Cornus florida 'Appalachian Snow'
Distribution:
Species native to e.-c. and e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Plant Patent Info.:
PP13,099; 22 October, 2002
Comments:
A deciduous flowering tree growing 20' high and wide. Known for lovely, large, stiff, completely white bracts at an early age and typically reddish fall color. Resistant to powdery mildew. Glossy red fruit is attractive but readily eaten by birds. Best used as a specimen and placed in front of a dark background to accentuate flowers.
Links:
HortScience 38(6): 1253-1255. 2003
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US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search
Locations
1:
BGC: BN09
(BN09)
• Accession: D2014-0101.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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