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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
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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Common names
  • Kousa Dogwood
  • Dogwood
  • Japanese Dogwood

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Date: 2012-05-21
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-02-14
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-07-23
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2013-06-08
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-06-05
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