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Cornus alba siberica |
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Siberian Dogwood,
Tartarian Dogwood |
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Siberia to
Manchuria and Northern Korea |
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This is a
broad round-topped shrub that does not sucker
and spread as rapidly as the native Red Osier
Dogwood (C. stolonifera). |
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6-10 feet |
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White
flowers in fiat-topped cymes cover the plant |
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May-June |
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Opposite, simple, ovate to elliptic, 2 to 4 1/2’ long,
1/2 as wide, acute to acuminate, usually rounded at
base, entire, rugose, and often somewhat bullate above
and dark green, glaucous beneath, with 5 to 6 pairs of
veins; petiole 1/3 to 1” long. |
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Turns reddish
in autumn |
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Twigs are
bright coral-red |
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White fruit is showy
for a few weeks in the late summer. |
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The
most winter-hardy dogwood for
landscaping |
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‘Argenteo-marginata’ (‘Elegantissima’) - Leaves with
an irregular creamy-white margin, the center a
subdued grayish green; winter stems red; often listed as
C.
elegantissima
thus relegating it to species status which is
incorrect; this is a rather pretty form and if used
correctly adds a nice color touch to gardens,
especially in shady areas.
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‘Aurea’-
Leaves are suffused with soft yellow.
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‘Gouchaultii’-
Leaf margin is yellow and rose,
the center of the leaf green and rose; becoming
partly white on the margin.
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‘Kesselringii’-The stems turn dark brownish purple
in winter; grows 6 to 9’; not overwhelming.
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‘Sibirica’-The stems are bright coral-red and the
fruit is a bluish color.
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‘Spaethii’-The foliage is strongly bordered with
yellow; less vigorous than ‘Gouchaultii’.
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Often confused with
C.
sericea which has shoots and lower leaf
surface which is wooly. Often, all three of the red
stemmed dogwoods,
C. alba,
C. baileyi and C. sericea are sold as
"red twig dogwood" in the nursery trade. It is very
difficult to distinguish among the three species. |
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