Scientific Name:	Cornus kousa var. chinensis
Pronunciation:	KORE-nus KOO-suh variety chye-NEN-sis
Common Name:	Chinese dogwood, kousa dogwood
Family Name:	Cornaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Flowers bracts white and often turning pink with age (bract tips are pointed compared to those of C. florida which are rounded with a cleft). Winter ID: Flower buds are onion shaped and are not as flattened as C florida; bark mottled and exfoliating.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 3 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Open, Upright Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 7 - 10m Spread: 7 - 10m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Orange, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Acute Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Head-like, Spike Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Cruciform Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Pink Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Drupe, Multiple fruit Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Showy, edible

Bark Morphology: Plated Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Olive, Orange, Tan, Brown     Leaf Bud Type: Narrowly conical Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts

Propagation:	Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Leaf scorch, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant )

Location(s): (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain : 394 Location Map

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