Taxon

Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis 'Blue Shadow'

 
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Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis 'Blue Shadow' - Blue Shadow Chinese kousa dogwood
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Blue Shadow Chinese kousa dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A deciduous tree, slower growing than species. Has a dense, spreading form about 25' high and wide. Flower bracts are white and produced at an early age. Reputed to have the darkest blue-green of all kousa cultivars. Red, pulpy 1" fruit and red fall color provide later season appeal. Bark is mottled on older plants.

Locations

  • 1: FLS: BU24 (BU24) • Accession: D2003-0330.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: FLS: CA21 (CA21) • Accession: D1996-0179.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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