1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not Available
Japanese dogwood, Chinese dogwood
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Ivory
White, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black
Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red
Red, Purple, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering during dry weather
Requires more often in extreme heat, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Ratio of 12-4-8 or 16-4-8
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew
Crown Canker, Leaf spot, Scorch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Mild Allergen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Bonsai, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiphlogistic
Diarrhea, Dysentry, Eczema
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry
Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used for mallets
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CORNUS controversa
CORNUS kousa
7.2 Common Name
Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree
Chinese Dogwood, Korean Dogwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
Wedding Cake Tree
Chinese Dogwood
7.2.2 In German
Hochzeitstorte Baum
Chinese Dogwood
7.2.3 In French
Gâteau de mariage Arbre
Dogwood chinoise
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pastel de bodas del árbol
Dogwood chino
7.2.5 In Greek
Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο
κινεζική Dogwood
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore do bolo de casamento
Dogwood chinês
7.2.7 In Polish
Wedding Cake Drzewo
Chiński Dereń
7.2.8 In Latin
MUSTACEUM ligno
Dogwood Chinese
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species