General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Heart Throb®
Cultivar name: 'Schmred'
Common names
  • Kousa Dogwood
  • Dogwood
  • Japanese Dogwood

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Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-07
Damage to bracts most likely caused by hail.

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