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Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus Alternifolia

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Overview

The Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) is a North American native featuring tiered horizontal branches that create a distinctive pagoda-like form. This deciduous shrub/small tree matures to 15-25 feet high with a 20-32 foot spread. It offers fragrant white flowers in late spring, followed by blue-black berries. Prefers partial shade and well-drained acidic soil. Hardy in USDA zones 3-7, it adds a unique structure to woodland gardens or mixed borders.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 3–7Climate Temperate
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — Hardy in USDA zones 3-7, it adds a unique structure to woodland gardens or mixed borders

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–7

Shape & size

Mature height
20–30 Ft.
Mature width
20–30 Ft.

Classification

Family
Cornaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — is a striking deciduous shrub or small tree; its foliage makes a statement with bright green leaves that, image 50
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — Prefers partial shade and well-drained acidic soil; providing year-round interest.<br><br>When integrating, image 47
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — manifesting a gracefully rounded; which are a food source for birds and other wildlife, image 53
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — renowned for its distinctive horizontal branching pattern that gives rise to its common name; it offers, image 51
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — suggestive of the tiers of a pagoda; manifesting a gracefully rounded, image 52
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — organically-rich soils with a slightly acidic to neutral pH; suggestive of the tiers of a pagoda, image 55
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — small creamy-white flowers arranged in showy; shrub / tree for full or half, image 57
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — the tree is adorned with fragrant; these blossoms give way to bluish-black berries in late summer, image 56
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — with its best performance in well-drained; this deciduous shrub/small tree matures to 15-25 feet high with a, image 54
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — Its foliage makes a statement with bright green leaves that transform to reddish-purple hues in fall; is a, image 61
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — which are a food source for birds and other wildlife; shrub / tree with white and yellow blooms, image 60
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — which can span up to 3 inches across; renowned for its distinctive horizontal branching pattern that gives, image 58
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — These blossoms give way to bluish-black berries in late summer; which can span up to 3 inches across, image 59
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — white and yellow flowers in the garden; scientifically named Cornus alternifolia, image 64
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — shrub / tree with white and yellow blooms; the tree is adorned with fragrant, image 65
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — shrub / tree for full or half; its elegant structure and seasonal transitions make it an ideal focal point, image 66
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — its elegant structure and seasonal transitions make it an ideal focal point or a naturalistic border plant, image 63
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — providing year-round interest.<br><br>When integrating Cornus alternifolia into a landscape design; small, image 62
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — It offers fragrant white flowers in late spring, followed by blue-black berries; organically-rich soils with, image 68
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — This deciduous shrub/small tree matures to 15-25 feet high with a 20-32 foot spread; hardy in USDA zones, image 67
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — scientifically named Cornus alternifolia; with its best performance in well-drained, image 71
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — Prefers partial shade and well-drained acidic soil; providing year-round interest.<br><br>When integrating, image 69
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) — Hardy in USDA zones 3-7, it adds a unique structure to woodland gardens or mixed borders; prefers partial, image 70

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