Cornus alba 'Bud’s Yellow'
Yellow Twig Tatarian Dogwood

Family:

Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) 40

Genus:

Cornus (Dogwood) 40

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Suckering / Colonizing 37

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 3 233

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

Cream (Small, creamy-white flowers in flat-topped cymes (1.5-2" dia.) in late spring)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Light to medium green summer foliage); Yellow (Fall foliage)

Fruit Notes:

White (Bluish-white berries; summer)

Ultimate Height:

6-8 feet

Ultimate Spread:

6-8 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Adaptable to a variety of soil conditions, but prefers a moist, well-drained soil

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves (2-4.5" long and half as wide) opposite, simple, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, usually rounded at base, dark green above and somewhat glaucous beneath. Dogwood veins sweep toward, but never contact, the leaf margin. Round fruit is white and flattened slightly at each end. Stems are greenish-yellow in summer, turning to a strong, clear yellow in fall and winter. Stems have prominent whitish lenticels.

Purdue Plant Doctor

Plant Doctor Page

Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 285

Fruiting Characteristics 115

Additional Information

This cultivar has yellow stems that are especially prominent in the winter. It has better resistance to canker than the similar Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'. Grows well in a variety of situations, including wet soil. Easy to transplant. Relatively trouble-free. A three-year pruning cycle improves form, vigor, and winter stem color effect. Cutting all stems 6-12" from ground in late winter has similar effect. Best in mass plantings.