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Eastern Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood 'Appalachian Spring'

Cornusflorida

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Genus

Cornus (KOR-nus)

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Species

florida (FLOR-id-uh)

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Synonym

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Deciduous

Height

15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing

15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Danger

Seed is poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color

Pink

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

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RosemaryK

Lexington, MA (Zone 6a) | July 2014 | positive

Seems more able to resist mildew than my last Cornus florida cultivar. I have also learned to whitewash the trunk, The tree is healthy.

smiln32

Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | November 2004 | neutral

Dr. Robert Trigiano and the University of Tennessee dogwood research team developed the cultivar from a tree that survived an anthracnose...Read More

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