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Tatarian Dogwood

Scientific name: Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Taxonomy
Family:Cornaceae
Type:Deciduous shrubs
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:2 to 8
Sun:Partial shade
Moisture:Wet
Plant Characteristics
Height:10 ft
Width:10 ft
Bloom:Showy flowers
Bloom Time:May to July
Bloom Color:White
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Tartarian dogwood has a number of important traits including its carmine red stems in the winter, the variegated leaves in the summer, and the white berries with tints of blue and green during the summer.

  Morphology:
Tartarian dogwood is a suckering, colonizing deciduous shrub that can grow vigorously to an eventual height and width of 10’. It has a spreading and upright branching habit, forming an over-all rounded shape at maturity. It bears opposite simple leaves which are 2”-4.5” long and 1”-2” wide with an ovate shape. The leaves are gray-green with margins of cream or white.

Creamy white flowers first appear in May and continue through the summer. Blossoms give rise to whitish berries which the song birds enjoy.

  Adaptation:
This shrub does best in partial shade on moist, fertile, humus rich, well-drained to soggy sites. It is often clumped together in mass plantings on wet or naturalistic sites where the winter twigs can be enjoyed.

  Pests:
None reported.

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