Red Dogwood 18-24"

Deep Red Blooms in Spring,Blooming Age

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Height: 20 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: rounded Type: deciduous tree Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches Flowers: White, pink, red Fruit: Red Comments: Flowering Dogwood (Vis. 10) grows in sun or shade but shaded trees will be less dense, grow more quickly and have poor fall color. The flowers consist of 4 bracts (Vis. 12) which subtend the small head of yellow flowers. The bracts may be pink or red but the normal color is white. The fall color depends on site and seed source but on most sun grown plants will be red to maroon (Vis. 11). The red fruits (Vis. 13) are often eaten by birds. The bark on mature trees has an interesting texture(Vis. 9). Trees from southern seed sources should not be grown in northern areas because they lack adequate cold hardinessBuy your wholesale red cherokee chief dogwood from our online nursery