Dogwood Tree Varieties Australia
Its blooms are white and its leaves grow very densely.
Dogwood tree varieties australia. The latter two are introduced species that have earned a place in american gardens because they are more disease resistant than native species. Cornus capitata mountain moon this tree is native to the himilayan mountains and is also known by the common name of himalayan dogwood. Cornus kousa wolf eyes an interesting cultivar with green foliage margined with white creamy white flowers. Himalayan dogwood cornus capitata the himalayan dogwood s alternate names include benthams cornel himalayan strawberry tree and evergreen dogwood.
What appear to be four petaled white flowers are actually bracts spread open below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow green flowers. Cornus norman haddon c. It has become naturalized in parts of australia including the states of victoria and new south wales. A native of japan korea and parts of china this offers white flower bracts in late spring.
Grows well in sun to part shade and has a nice broad layered habit. It is an evergreen tree that will grow to about 40 feet tall with gray green leaves. Cornus kousa trinity star is regarded as a semi dwarf cultivar well suited to smaller gardens. As its name suggests each leaf has a band that resembles a gold star on this particular cultivar.
Satomi offers heavenly pink bracts in spring and is an upright spreading cultivar that. It s native to low woodland areas throughout asia as well as parts of australia. Flowering season is late spring weeks after the tree puts on foliage again. With multicolored leaves that appear gold pink and green this is one of the larger varieties of the kousa dogwood reaching about twenty feet in height.
A beautiful small deciduous feature tree and is extremely showy when in bloom.