small dogwood tree varieties
If you’re looking to add beauty and year-round interest to your garden, small dogwood tree varieties are the perfect choice. Dogwoods are prized for their exquisite spring blossoms, attractive foliage, and stunning autumn colour. With their manageable size, they are ideal for smaller gardens, courtyards, and urban landscapes across New Zealand. Whether you want a tree for a focal point, layered planting in borders, or an understory feature, small dogwood varieties offer versatility and charm. On this page, discover top options, planting tips, and how to select the best small dogwood tree varieties for your garden.
Cornus 'Cloud 9'
Cornus 'Cloud 9' produces masses of showy, single, white flowers through spring, which are followed by clusters of red fruit in autumn. The foliage comprises lush, dark green leaves that develop colourful shades of red in autumn before falling. It typically grows with a rounded shape to 3 m tall and the same width. Cornus 'Cloud 9 'makes for an excellent specimen and is great for including in mixed plantings, for lining an entranceway, or maintaining in a courtyard garden.
From $299.92
Cornus 'Elizabeth Lustgarten'
Cornus 'Elizabeth Lustgarten' features large and showy, white flowers during spring and summer, which are followed by red berries in autumn. It grows with an upright, multi-trunked habit and carries pendulous branches with leaves that are dark green and that develop shades of red in autumn before falling. It typically grows to 3 m tall and 2.5 m wide. Cornus 'Elizabeth Lustgarten' makes for an excellent specimen tree and is great for including in mixed plantings, lining an entranceway, using in a cottage garden, or maintaining in a courtyard garden.
From $343.89
