species
Cornus alba
Red-barked dogwood
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Cornus alba belongs to the family Cornaceae, also known as Red-barked dogwood, introduced to the UK. It reaches 3 m tall and 3 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on clay or loam soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or poorly drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 3 m tall × 3 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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