Kousa Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
The Kousa or Japanese Dogwood is a slow-growing flowering bush with white flowers and decorative pink fruit. It reaches heights of up to 7 metres.
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Appearance
The Kousa or Japanese Dogwood is a slow-growing flowering bush with white flowers and decorative pink fruit. It reaches heights of up to 7 metres.
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Leaves
Short-stalked elliptical leaves, opposite, with pointed tip, entire. Dark green above, blue-green below. 6-9cm long and 3-6cm wide, leaf stem 0.4-0.8cm long. Attractive yellow, orange or orange-red autumn colouring.
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Leaf upperside
Short-stalked elliptical leaves, opposite, with pointed tip, entire. Dark green above, blue-green below. 6-9cm long and 3-6cm wide, leaf stem 0.4-0.8cm long. Attractive yellow, orange or orange-red autumn colouring.
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Leaf underside
Short-stalked elliptical leaves, opposite, with pointed tip, entire. Dark green above, blue-green below. 6-9cm long and 3-6cm wide, leaf stem 0.4-0.8cm long. Attractive yellow, orange or orange-red autumn colouring.
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Leaf autumn
Short-stalked elliptical leaves, opposite, with pointed tip, entire. Dark green above, blue-green below. 6-9cm long and 3-6cm wide, leaf stem 0.4-0.8cm long. Attractive yellow, orange or orange-red autumn colouring.
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Flowers
Flowering period V-VI. Very pretty white, greenish flowers with four terminal leaves each and heads in the flower-head.
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Fruits
Pink strawberry-like stone fruit, 4-6cm long, stalked, 2-cm in diameter. Stone is longer than it is wide, pointed at both ends and very woody.
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Bark
Grey peeling bark. Branches are brown-red, occasionally green-brown, with a sticky surface, round cross-section.
Application
Flowering bush, solitary tree, large bush, for planting in groups, parks
Native regions
Korea, Japan
Location parameters
Light: sunny to semi-shady; soil type: sandy-loamy to loamy; nutrient concentration: high; pH value of the soil: slightly acid to slightly alkaline; soil: dry to moist.
Demands
Intolerant of soil compaction, frost-hardy, not fume-hardy, prefers locations sheltered from the wind. Produces fewer flowers when planted in half-shade; intolerant of heat and dryness.
Growth
4 - 7m high, 3-4m in diameter
Leaves
Short-stalked elliptical leaves, opposite, with pointed tip, entire. Dark green above, blue-green below. 6-9cm long and 3-6cm wide, leaf stem 0.4-0.8cm long. Attractive yellow, orange or orange-red autumn colouring.
Flowers
Flowering period V-VI. Very pretty white, greenish flowers with four terminal leaves each and heads in the flower-head.
Fruits
Pink strawberry-like stone fruit, 4-6cm long, stalked, 2-cm in diameter. Stone is longer than it is wide, pointed at both ends and very woody.
Bark
Grey peeling bark. Branches are brown-red, occasionally green-brown, with a sticky surface, round cross-section.
Roots
Surface-rooter; strong main roots, large proportion of fine roots.