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Cornus alba 'Bailhalo' [sold as Ivory Halo™]

[Variegated Red Twig Dogwood]

A compact cultivar with attractive, variegated leaves. 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. Excellent for winter color. Leaf blight can be a problem.

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Cornus alba 'Bud’s Yellow'

[Yellow Twig Tatarian Dogwood]

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.

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Cornus alba 'Kesselringii'

[Kesselring Tatarian Dogwood]

This cultivar is known for its deep purple twigs in winter and rich reddish-purple foliage in fall. Grows well in a variety of situations, including wet soil. Easy to transplant. 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. Excellent for winter color. Canker can be a problem.

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Cornus alba 'Regnzam' [sold as Red Gnome™]

[Dwarf Red Twig Tatarian Dogwood]

'Regnzam' is a compact cultivar, also known for its bright red stems and fall foliage. 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. Excellent for winter color. Leaf blight can be a problem.

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Cornus alternifolia

[Pagoda Dogwood]

Broad-spreading, low branched, forming stratified tiers, very interesting branching habit. Leaf spot and twig blight/canker can be problem for older trees.

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Cornus amomum

[Silky Dogwood]

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. Excellent for winter color. Scale and leaf spot can be a problem. Can appear a bit coarse in the landscape.

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Cornus × 'Celestial Shadow'

[Celestial Shadow Dogwood]

This cultivar has an upright habit, yellow and green variagted foliage and is disease resistant. It prefers full sun- partial shade and has an orange-red fall color. It is a sport of Cornus x 'Celestial' by Don Shadow.

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Cornus drummondii

[Roughleaf Dogwood]

Very similar to C. amomum.

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Cornus florida

[Flowering Dogwood]

One of the finest small trees, interesting at almost every season. Distinct horizontal branching patterns. Widely adaptable, but material of different geographic origin varies widely in hardiness. Fruit is an important food supply for native birds and other animals. Not extremely drought-tolerant, but useful in most parts of the Midwest. Dogwood borer and dogwood anthracnose (caused by Discula destructiva) can be problematic, especially in the Eastern and Southern US. Difficult to transplant. Not pollution tolerant.…

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Cornus florida 'Autumn Gold'

[Autumn Gold Flowering Dogwood]

This attractive cultivar is most notable for its strong, golden-yellow fall color and yellow to orange stems in the winter. Flowering Dogwoods are one of the finest small trees, interesting at almost every season. It has a distinct horizontal branching pattern. Widely adaptable, but material of different geographic origin varies widely in hardiness. The glossy, bright red fruit is an important food supply for native birds and other animals. Not extremely drought-tolerant, but useful in…

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