Cornus Angustata Empress Of China

Glossy leathery bright green leaves average 3 inches long and persist through the winter months then slough off after the new growth emerges in spring the flowers open lime green and mature to a creamy white and are so dense that an empress of china in full bloom will stop passers by.

Cornus angustata empress of china. Cornus angustata empress of china from burncoose nurseries flowering dogwoods available online to buy information. Elsbry graceful evergreen. Evergreen light green glossy leaves to 7 5cm 3in long are shed as new growth beginsheight 4 5 5 5m 15 18ft. The leaves are bright green in colour and will stay on during mild winters with some being lost if the weather turns very cold.

Dogwood empress of china cornus angustata elsbry pp14537 an evergreen chinese dogwood with a graceful yet vigorous habit and loads of flowers. Sometimes offered as an evergreen dogwood it may or may not hold its leaves through winter. Commonly known as dogwood empress of china is a striking evergreen cornus that produces masses of dazzling white flowers through may in a display that is virtually unrivalled. Empress of china is a hardy evergreen chinese dogwood with a graceful yet vigorous growth rate and loads of flowers up to 150 flowers per branch.

Empress of china dogwood cornus angustata elsbry pp14537 an evergreen chinese dogwood with a graceful yet vigorous habit and loads of flowers. Profuse creamy white bracts. Empress of china grows vigorously up to 18 feet tall and 15 feet wide. Dudley of the u s.

Likely to form a thicket though it can be trained to make a small tree. Cornus elliptica is an evergreen to semi evergreen dogwood that is native to china. Soft furry olive green leaves 13 inches long hang a little limply from branches. Empress of china has an exceptional number of flowers amazingly beautiful fruit and unheard of garden vigor.

The flowers start bright green and open to white blooming over an extended period of time from may until early july. To 1520 feet tall spreading to 12 feet shrubby and rugged quite unlike elegant cornus florida. Cornus elliptica also known as cornus kousa angustata is rarely seen in gardens yet the flowers that come late in the season are as beautiful as those of any dogwood. Cornus elliptica or c.

The delightful blooms open a subtle mid green maturing to a creamy white and fill the branches. In 1980 by ted r. Each branch holds up to 150 white blooms that eventually transform into translucent strawberry like fruit. It was introduced to the u s.

New to us cornus angustata empress of china is a rare very small semi evergreen tree once established with masses of creamy white bracts in early summer once established.