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

Cornus alba ′Bud’s Yellow′ - Foliage
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 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.
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Parts and Problems of Dogwood
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 284
  • Fruiting Characteristics 114
  • Border 396
  • Hedge 277
  • Mass Plantings 289
  • Winter Interest 117

    • 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.

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    3 Cornus alba 'Bud’s Yellow' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_01402*CSPKL
    22012_01402*DSPKL
    32012_01232*ASPKL

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