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Cornus
kousa
subsp.
chinensis
'Blue Shadow'
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Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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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