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cornu is quite a cosmopolitan genus .
Species are native to all of North America , Europe , and nearly all of Asia except for Kazakhstan and its circumvent countries and India.1Dogwood ( Cornus sanguinea ) . ( n.d . ) . Woodland Trust . Retrieved March 15 , 2023 , fromhttps://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/dogwood/
C. florida
Species also mature in region of easterly - Central Africa and the north - westerly hump of South America .
All of the desirable Dogwood tree variety show are Far easterly or American ones .
“ I think I ’d find it strong to be pollyannaish in the insensate months without my dogwoods , ” enunciate Nic Wilson , a Garden Writer .
“ Winter is the season when I need the lift that come from seeing a blazing mass of ‘ Midwinter Fire ’ or the morning light beam on the vivid green ‘ Flaviramea ’ stems in the borders . ”
The total number of species in Cornus number about 50 - 60 ( not including hybrids and cultivars ) – most of them are deciduous but a few are evergreen.2Atkinson , B. S. , Stockey , R. A. , & Rothwell , G. W. ( 2016 ) . Cretaceous origin of dogwood : an anatomically preserved Cornus ( Cornaceae ) fruit from the Campanian of Vancouver Island . Peer J,4 , e2808.https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2808
cornel Tree are cherished in many regions of the United States and some even claim it for their own , as has Virginia : a Dogwood specie , Cornus florida , is the state tree and its ‘ bract flower ’ is the state flower.3American Dogwood . ( 2017 , December 26 ) . State Symbols USA . Retrieved March 15 , 2023 , fromhttps://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/virginia/state-flower/american-dogwood
miscellany of Dogwood tree differ in the coloring material and types of their small or insignificant flower encircled by much more attractive and colourful bract , the hues and edibleness of their berry or stone fruit , and by the kind of colours they may display in fall .
The dim-witted leave of absence are usually elliptical and opposite , and of a mid - green to dark gullible feeling .
The aim of this section is not to list the most popular or most suitable varieties , and it is for certain not meant to bring home the bacon an thorough list .
Rather , the intention is to illustrate the enormous diversity in sizing , form , and seasonal display of colours .
By ‘ flower ’ we have-to doe with to the more attractive colorful bracts .
1) Kousa
Botanical Name : C. kousa
Originating in China , Japan and the Koreas , is the species from which the majority of the most democratic and worthy cultivars descend .
It typically reaches a top of about 7 m.
In leaping it create a lush display of dark-green - blank flowers that are often pink - tipped , with light red berry following in summer .
In autumn there is another adorable showing of deep reds and purple .
In winter this species ’s patchy , somewhat scaly , tan - coloured barque come into purview .
2) Dogwood ‘Wietings Select’
Botanical Name : C. kousavar . chinensis‘Wietings Select ’
Also grows to about 7 m.
Its prime are pure white , developing pink boundary and touch , and the late summer berries are a saturated tone of pink .
In autumn the foliage puts on an amazing show of deep , rich reds .
3) Kousa ‘Miss Satomi’
Botanical Name : C.kousa‘Satomi ’
develop to your choice of a little tree of 4 - 5 yard or a tall bush .
It is underwrite by candy pinkish prime in summertime .
More colour be in autumn as the ( uneatable ) fruit and the foliage both present attractive tones of lightheaded and plentiful Marxist .
RHS Award of Garden Merit .
Many other Kousa cultivars are available , ranging in top from 4 - 8 megabyte , and bring about foliage , flowers , and berries in various appealing light source and sullen colours .
4) Stiff Dogwood
Botanical Name : C. foemina
Also ease up you a choice between turn it as a minor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree of 6 - 7 K or a improbable bush .
Its flowers are livid and relatively small and in fall the foliage display includes deep and rich hues of wine-colored loss and purpleness .
But the twist on this tree is that its former summer berries are blue , and a pop smell of blue at that .
5) Flowering Dogwood
Botanical Name : C. florida
Is the ‘ independent ’ American species which grows to about 7 m.
In mid - spring it starts to produce an teemingness of blanched or pinkish flowers , followed by vermilion or light red berries in later summertime .
fall brings a blaze of reds and purples as the foliage changes people of colour .
This species is , regrettably , the most susceptible to cornus anthracnose .
6) Flowering Dogwood ‘Sunset’
Botanical Name : C. florida‘Sunset ’
Grows to about 7 m and ‘ improves ’ upon the mother metal money in both leaf and flowers .
The leaves are wonderfully variegated , being brilliantly gullible in the centre with a substantial edging of bright yellow .
former spring and early summer bring bright pink flowers , often with white flushes .
The previous summer and former autumn show comprise of crimson berries , with the foliage turn ruby - purple as the season progresses .
7) Giant Dogwood
Botanical Name : C. controversa
be up to its name – at least where Dogwoods are concerned ! – reaching 15 m heights .
It has a marvelous tiered branching form that can be note in winter when the tree diagram is bare but admired even more when it is in peak .
And those flower are plentiful and of a very rich creamy tone .
fall bring different colours as the berry on this tree are gloomy - smutty while the leaves display shades of purple and violet .
8) Wedding Cake Tree
Botanical Name : C. controversa‘Variegata ’
A little version ofC. controversa , topping out at about 8 m.
This dinky tree also has that marvellous tiered fork pattern which is most mark when in full folio .
The leaves are variegate – green in the centre with thick cream edges .
The late spring to other summertime prime are white - white and the berries following them in late summertime and early fall make the strongest of contrasts with their blue - black colouring material .
RHS Award of Garden Merit recipient .
