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Wedding Cake Tree
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About Wedding Cake Tree

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Cornus controversa

Number of Varieties

1
0 40000
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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,070.00 cm
Rank: 38 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm
Rank: 34 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering during dry weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

-

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

-

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

-

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiphlogistic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORNUS controversa

Common Name

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

In Hindi

Wedding Cake Tree

In German

Hochzeitstorte Baum

In French

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

In Spanish

Pastel de bodas del árbol

In Greek

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Árvore do bolo de casamento

In Polish

Wedding Cake Drzewo

In Latin

MUSTACEUM ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Cornaceae

Genus

Cornus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Cornoideae

Number of Species

3
1 27800
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Properties of Wedding Cake Tree

Want to know the properties of Wedding Cake Tree? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Wedding Cake Tree is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Wedding Cake Tree Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Antiphlogistic

  • Part of plant used: Fruits and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Wedding Cake Tree. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Wedding Cake Tree physical information is as follows: 1,070.00 cm tall and 610.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White and Ivory
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Wedding Cake Tree

Taking Wedding Cake Tree Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Wedding Cake Tree include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Wedding Cake Tree

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Wedding Cake Tree is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Wedding Cake Tree is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Cornus controversa. This plant's habitat is Woodland Garden Canopy and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.