deciduous tree in shade

The flowering dogwood will do OK in light shade? what about the flowering quince? Something 20-ish feet tall and not equal girth.

How about a fringe tree or redbud? They're eastern trees but both do well in light shade.

Dogwood will do very well in shade...quince likes more sun.

In my experience light shade is a must for dogwoods. Otherwise they look scorched.

My dogwoods love shade, mine hardly get direct sun light.

The Portland, Oregon daily newspaper did a feature last year on the eastern redbud tree. said it was among the most under appreciated landscape trees. Dogwoods are not as tender and disease prone as they once were are they?

Dogwoods are prone to anthracnose. I spray mine before bud break with Ortho disease control and it seems to do very well. Redbuds are probably a little more carefree. They also prefer a little afternoon shade.

Fireblight is a problem with dogwoods - at least in Georgia. Korean Dogwood (Cornus kousa) is supposed to be resistant.

I agree about redbuds. I think they're just about perfect trees. Beautiful flowers when not much of anything else is blooming, beautiful heart shaped leaves and if you want a small tree, they stay fairly small. The like a bit of shade but will do fine in full sun too and are very tough trees. Don't require a lot of moisture. Plant files say they need moisture when young but I haven't found that to be true at all.

Kousas are also resistant to the anthracnose. I know this is heresy for a Virginian, because dogwood is our state flower, LOL but I think the kousa blooms are prettier too. They're just covered with blooms. They do bloom quite a bit later, though.

Hi all. I thought Fireblight only affected Rosaceae. Isn't Cornus florida (indeed all Cornus) in another family? Firstyard, are you sure it is fireblight and not anthractnose? Maybe I'm all wet here. Inquiring minds want to know and learn.

Also what about a serviceberry cultivar, Amelanchier. Or maybe a Hammelis variety, or a Stewartia psuedocamelia.

Just giving you more options to look at.

Bill

Penn_Pete, you're right about fireblight. As far as I know, it only infects certain of the Rosaceae (not even all of them), but doesn't infect any other families that I know of. I think Firstyard probably means anthracnose? That is a common problem with dogwoods.

I have had more trouble with my Stewartia than any other tree shrub or plant in my yard. Scale...bud drop, rust...I have been nursing it along for about ten years...every now and then a bud will open and not fall to the ground before blooming.

You're right! I was confusing fireblight with something else. Thanks for the correction.

I do beleive Cornus kousa is resistant to something that Cornus florida is prone to but can't find the reference I was thinking of now.
Sherry

Ah, I just saw Hart's comment abt the Kousa. That must be what I've read.

This message was edited Sep 2, 2006 9:03 AM

Anthracnose.

Scott