Name: Scarlet Fire® Dogwood
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 5289-TF-175CM-10G
Price: 249.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire® ('Rutpink')

Scarlet Fire® is one of the most floriferous and colour-saturated Kousa Dogwoods, its dark strong-pink bracts hold for up to eight weeks and the tree blooms from a young age.

Deep, strong-pink bracts hold their colour well in summer heat for up to 8 weeks
Juvenile bloomer, flowers reliably from a young age, earlier than many Kousa types
Vigorous, well-branched habit with a naturally attractive layered structure
Strawberry-like fruit in late summer; outstanding red-purple fall colour

Size

Treeform, 175 cm, 10 gal

Treeform – 60 mm caliper, wire basket

Clump – 225 cm, wire basket

Clump – 200 cm, wire basket

Treeform – 50 mm caliper, wire basket

Treeform – 40 mm caliper, ball & burlap

Treeform – 150 cm, ball & burlap

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Dry, Well-drained

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

5 – 5

Mature Height (meters)

7.0 – 8.0

Mature Spread (meters)

7.0 – 8.0

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Pink

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Red

Bloom Time

SpringSummer

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Does not like full afternoon sun, even with shaded roots. Grows best in medium moisture and an acidic, well-drained soil.

Notes

Also referred to as Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood, Kousa Dogwood.