Cornus racemosaIndiana Native
Gray Dogwood

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Creamy white clusters of flowers (racemes) in late spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Gray-green summer foliage); Red-Violet (Inconsistent reddish-purple fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
tan to reddish brown but graying overtime, slender, essentially glabrous
 Fruit Notes:
White;red (Small white berries;the bright red pedicels that hold the berries persist into early winter, even after fruit have dropped)
 Ultimate Height:
10-15 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-10 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Tolerant of a wide variety of soil types and moisture conditions
 Range:
eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (2-4" long by 1-2" wide) are opposite, simple, ovate, and acuminate with 3-4 pairs of veins that sweep toward, but never contact, the leaf margin.

Additional Information

The Gray Dogwood is a tough, suckering, deciduous shrub that is native to Indiana and is noted for its small, white flower clusters, white fruits, and persisting red fruit pedicels. Tolerates poor soils (including wet soils), drought, full sun, full shade, and air pollution. Suckers can become a problem if not controlled.

3 Cornus racemosa found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12013_00364*AHORTPARK
22017_00076*AHORTPARK
32017_00076*BHORTPARK

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