Scientific Name:
Cornus
'Eddie's White Wonder'
Pronunciation:
KORE-nus
Common Name:
Eddie's White Wonder dogwood
Family Name:
Cornaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Downward branching, twigs purple/glaucous when young; leaves ovate-elliptic, most blades 7-10cm long x 5-7cm wide, margin undulating cupped, slightly scalloped, papery and hang down on petioles < 1cm long; flower bracts rounded, most 4-5cm long x 3-4cm wide, overlapping; fruit absent. Winter ID: swooping branches with dark red pubescent twigs, leaf scars opposite, shelf-like (perpendicular to stem), lateral buds minute, terminal leaf buds tear drop shaped, inflorescence buds dome-shaped with many floret bud bumps, surrounded by 4 triangular pubescent bracts about 4mm long.
Habit:
Dense, Open, Spreading, Twiggy
Form:
Oval - vertical, Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (C. nuttallii x C. florida)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Street (boulevard tree), Tall background, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Purple, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Crenate, Serrulate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Spike, Floriferous, Head-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark Morphology:
Plated
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Valvate
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts
Propagation:
Cuttings, Grafting
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (FSC) Far South Campus
- (SGL) Sendell Gardens, Langley
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : 537