china dogwood tree
The China Dogwood tree (Cornus kousa ‘China Girl’) is a show-stopping deciduous ornamental prized for its eye-catching white summer blooms, graceful branching, and brilliant autumn colour. This elegant small tree brings year-round interest to New Zealand gardens, whether you’re looking to highlight a feature bed, frame a walkway, or liven up your outdoor space with something truly special. As one of the hardiest and most adaptable dogwoods, the China Dogwood tree stands out for its reliable flowering, robustness, and low-maintenance needs.
Cornus kousa 'China Girl'
Cornus kousa 'China Girl' is a small and popular, deciduous tree with large and showy, white flowers that adorn the tree in spring and are followed by red berries in autumn. The glossy foliage is dark green and contrasts perfectly with the flowers, and takes on impressive shades of red and orange before falling. It grows with a vase shape to about 4 m tall and 3 m wide. Cornus kousa 'China Girl' is commonly grown as a specimen and is excellent for including in a mixed planting, planting to border an entranceway, using in avenue plantings, maintaining in a courtyard garden, or including in a cottage garden.
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- Suited to regions:
All regions - Plant type:
Trees - Height:
4.00 m - Spread:
3.00 m - Flowering time:
Spring - Tolerances:
Hardy - Garden uses:
Living areas, Parks, Specimen - Garden styles:
Alpine, Architectural, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern
