Dogwood trees are a common and beloved sight in local gardens. While as many as 60 species of trees and shrubs are in the genus Cornus, the most common locally are our native flowering dogwood (Cornus ...

Kousa Dogwood or Chinese dogwood. Cornus kousa has been in the garden trade for a long time. The small deciduous tree blooms after the foliage comes on, as opposed to our native dogwood which blooms ...

Native flowering dogwood blooms are gone, but the tree’s cousin, the Kousa dogwood, is now in peak bloom. Native to China, kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) is a showy, flowering tree that leafs out before ...

I heard a wake-up call, loud and clear, last summer. I was part of a group touring a garden in Connecticut, and we were gathered round a handsome kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) in full bloom. Various ...

While our native dogwood requires partial shade and cool soils, the Kousa dogwood can tolerate full-sun conditions, so it can be located in a prominent location. Q. I've been researching shrubs with ...

Many native flowering dogwood blooms are gone, however there is another interesting dogwood now in full bloom. Kousa is a showy flowering dogwood that leafs out before it flowers, providing a ...

I noticed a dogwood blooming downtown recently and wondered if this was a fluke or if there was a variety that blooms later or longer? This year it seemed like there were not many dogwoods blooming at ...

Three new ornamental dogwood varieties that are resistant to powdery mildew and dogwood anthracnose have been introduced by reserachers. 'Empire' is a brilliant, white-bracted kousa dogwood with a ...

What: This disease resistant selection of pink flowering dogwood — called Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ or Red Flowering Kousa Dogwood — is a great replacement for more problem-prone cultivars. In June, white ...

The soft, pinkish red of Kousa dogwood fruits, some still hanging on trees, does hint at luscious flavor. Some people see their shape as something like a combination of strawberry and raspberry, which ...