White Dogwood Tree Varieties

White dogwood trees are flowering stunners that provide a show of beauty year round.

White dogwood tree varieties. It produces pink flowers and boasts white margins on its leaves. Its blooms are white and its leaves grow very densely. With multicolored leaves that appear gold pink and green this is one of the larger varieties of the kousa dogwood reaching about twenty feet in height. Cornus florida is a north american native.

The mountain dogwood sometimes known as pacific dogwood is a medium sized deciduous tree that has an excellent tolerance for shady locations and dry drought conditions. Species include the common dogwood cornus sanguinea of eurasia the widely cultivated flowering dogwood cornus florida of eastern north america the pacific dogwood cornus nuttallii of western north america the kousa dogwood cornus kousa of eastern asia and two low growing boreal species the canadian and eurasian dwarf cornels or bunchberries cornus canadensis and cornus suecica respectively. White dogwood cornus florida an excellent landscape choice for all four seasons the white dogwood is a favorite in many yards and gardens. In spring dogwood trees explode with white or sometimes pink or red bracts centered with small clusters of yellow flowers.

It is often considered the western version of the flowering dogwood but with this plant the white flowers are quite large and the fall color is yellow orange or red. Cornus alba sibirica siberian dogwood cornus alba kesselringii black stem dogwood cornus alba elegantissima white dogwood this type of dogwood is highly ornamental making a colorful display that changes with the seasons. White flowers show their beauty in spring foliage turns a vibrant red purple in fall and glossy red fruits attract winter songbirds for the enjoyment of all. In spring these native trees cornus florida which grow only to 20 to 30 feet explode with white or sometimes pink or red bracts centered with small clusters of yellow flowers shouting that winter is finally over.

It grows up to 25 feet tall and can spread up to 30 feet wide. One of the most popular of all flowering trees is the flowering dogwood. Of the 17 species of dogwood native to north america the four most common garden types are native flowering dogwoods pacific dogwood cornelian cherry dogwood and kousa dogwoods. Its blooms can appear in early through late spring.

Cornus florida barton with its lovely white blooms would make a nice addition to a woodland garden in zones 5b 8a.