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Cornus racemosa
Dogwood Gray
(Zone 3) Good fall and winter effect when bluish-white berries and stunning reddish-pink pedicels appear against a background of gray stems. Valuable landscape plant in borders, mass groupings, near large buildings, or naturalizing.

Flower:
May - June
Creamy White

Fruit:
Aug - Sept
White
Drupe

Fall Color:
Maroon Red/Purple

Shape:
Wide Spreading

Size: 10' X 10'

Distinct Features:
Reddish stems

Best Dig Time:
Spring, Fall

Adaptable To:
pH
Light

Uses:
Border
Erosion Control, embankment
Hedge
Mass/Grouping
Naturalizing
Windbreak

 

pH Preference :
Slightly Acidic soil
Neutral soil

Tolerates:
Acidic soil
Alkaline soil

Sun Preference:
Full Sun
Tolerates:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Shade

Soil Moisture Preferred:
Moist
Tolerates:
Dry
Wet

Site Preferred:
Well Drained
Tolerates:
Clayey soil
Poor, Gravelly soil
Urban conditions

Environmental Tolerances:
Deer
Drought
Heat
Wind / Exposed Sites

 
 

   
 
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0207RD_Natives.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0906RDi_Bees.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0306RDs_Edible.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/1207RD_GreeningWinter.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0104RD_OhDeer.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/1107RD_Wildlife.pdf
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