✅Kousa Dogwood

20 Trees to Know
Written By TJ Nagel

General Info

  • Latin Name - Cornus kousa
  • Native Range - Japan, Korea, China
  • Growth Rate - Slow to Medium
  • Mature Height - 20–30’
  • Mature Spread: 20–30’

Arborist Thoughts

  • Kousa dogwood is a great ornamental tree for multi-seasonal interest.  Beautiful white flowers (technically bracts in late Spring, attractive exfoliating bark, showy red fruit edible fruit and reliable red Fall color in the foliage.

  • Kousa dogwood is more sun tolerant, heat tolerant, and drought tolerant than our native dogwood and  less susceptible to fungal diseases like anthracnose and powdery mildew.

TJ Nagel

TJ loves trees. He is an avid gardener and plant collector. TJ graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Agriculture with a major in Landscape Horticulture and minor in Entomology. TJ is a Certified Arborist and well versed in Plant Pathology.

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