Cornus Angustata Elsbry
Cornus angustata elsbry15 18 feet ship as.
Cornus angustata elsbry. 13 15 feet hardiness zone. Dudley of the u s. Soft furry olive green leaves 13 inches long hang a little limply from branches. Does best in a spot sheltered from wind.
Empress of china will light up your partly shaded garden year round color and excitement. Empress of china will light up your partly shaded garden. Cornus angustata elsbry pp 14537. The empress of china dogwood is a special form of a tree native to china called cornus capitata subsp.
Late spring planting instructions. An evergreen chinese dogwood with a graceful yet vigorous habit and loads of flowers. Lustrous narrow dark green leaves have a purplish tinge in the coldest winters. The empress of china is a dogwood that i was not familiar with the blossom are spectacular and the foliage procession sounds amazing.
Unlike most evergreen plants which tend to grow slower empress of china dogwood grows very quickly and makes an excellent small to medium sized tree. To 1520 feet tall spreading to 12 feet shrubby and rugged quite unlike elegant cornus florida. Each branch holds up to 150 white blooms that eventually transform into translucent strawberry like fruit. In 1980 by ted r.
13 15 feet spread. 13 15 feet spacing. Prefers an area that receives morning sun and afternoon shade. Each branch holds up to 150 white blooms that eventually transform into translucent strawberry like fruit.
The tree thrives out of my zone that is why i did not recognize it. Cornus angustata elsbry pp14537 an evergreen chinese dogwood with a graceful yet vigorous habit and loads of flowers. 15 18 feet spread. This tree has also variously been called cornus elliptica and cornus angustata by some botanists.
Evergreen in south to semi evergreen in cooler climates. 13 15 feet light requirements. Dudley of the u s. Cornus angustata elsbry pp 14537.
Elsbry or empress of china is a hybrid chinese dogwood with evergreen leaves highly prolific flowering and translucent strawberry like fruit late in the season. It was first introduced into america in 1980 by ted r. Likely to form a thicket though it can be trained to make a small tree. Each branch holds up to 150 white blooms that eventually transform into translucent strawberry like fruit.
It was introduced to the u s.