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Cornus alternifolia |
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| Common name |
pagoda dogwood |
| Family |
cornaceae |
| Life cycle |
tree (Z3-7) |
| Flowers |
white (May) |
| Size |
15-25' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
Our specimen is still small - but it treated us to its first blooms the past couple of years. I like the coloration of the new leaves, too. The real attraction will be the elegant shape of the tree as it matures.
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| | From early summer onwards, a bountiful crop of berries develops |
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| | Close-up of immature fruit |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Irena Montuori, Ontario, Canada | Sep 14, 2009 | I don't know about the birds in your area, but here they are sure hungry and attack the pogoda dogwood (I have several) as soon as the berries ripen (cardinals, robins, starlings and red and gray squirrel. I love this little tree and succeeded to grow some from seeds (stolen from the birds). Thank you for the information. |
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