Botanical Name: Cornus alba
Common Name: red-barked dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Distribution/Origin: Siberia
Leaf/Bud: variegated, drip tip,
Notes: basal pruning, very tough plant, tolerant of sun/shade/wet/dry
Flower/Inflorescence: cyme, showy white florets, early summer bloom,
Fruit/Seed: drupe
Stem/Bark: thin, shiny, red color
Size: height 3 - 6ft, spread 5 - 6 ft - if pruned properly
Habit: open, upright
Form: mounding
Culture: full sun - partial shade
Landscape Use: shrub
Notes: basal pruning, very tough plant, tolerant of sun/shade/wet/dry