Dogwood Tree Varieties Australia
What appear to be four petaled white flowers are actually bracts spread open below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow green flowers.
Dogwood tree varieties australia. Cornus species and cultivars include. It is often considered the western version of the flowering dogwood but with this plant the white flowers are quite large and the fall color is yellow orange or red. 7 stunning types of dogwood trees photos care guide. Cornus eddie s white wonder.
The mountain dogwood sometimes known as pacific dogwood is a medium sized deciduous tree that has an excellent tolerance for shady locations and dry drought conditions. Satomi offers heavenly pink bracts in spring and is an upright spreading cultivar that. It is an evergreen tree that will grow to about 40 feet tall with gray green leaves. A small tree to around 15 8 m in height although usually smaller in cultivation.
This is an evergreen plant that can be grown as a tree or large shrub. It has become naturalized in parts of australia including the states of victoria and new south wales. Of the 17 species of dogwood native to north america the four most common garden types are native flowering dogwoods pacific dogwood cornelian cherry dogwood and kousa dogwoods. Cornus or dogwood are a popular feature tree with nice foliage and attractive flowers many cornus trees also have a nice open structure although some varieties have a shrubby habit.
7 stunning types of dogwood trees photos care guide. By max last update on july 14 2020 8 53 am. A native of japan korea and parts of china this offers white flower bracts in late spring. Dogwood is a small broadleaf shrub typically found growing along woodland edges and in hedgerows of southern england.
It s native to low woodland areas throughout asia as well as parts of australia. The japanese dogwood cornus kousa is a deciduous tree with masses of brilliant white to pink flowers in spring. They also make good small shade trees. Cornus alba alba stricta alternifolia argentea alba elegantissima capitata florida kousa capitata evergreen dogwood officinalis florida rubra canadensis mas.
A beautiful small deciduous feature tree and is extremely showy when in bloom. Flowering season is late spring weeks after the tree puts on foliage again. The bark is grey and smooth with shallow ridges which develop with age and its twigs are smooth straight and slim. The himalayan dogwood s alternate names include benthams cornel himalayan strawberry tree and evergreen dogwood.
Cornus eddies white wonder has large white flower and interesting down swept branches.