Flowering TreesKousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa) is a slow-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 15-30 ft × 15-30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect yellow and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to deer.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-30 ft × 15-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Yellow, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer
- Native to
- Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan
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