Summer Gold Dogwood

Summer Gold Dogwood

Cornus kousa 'Summer Gold'

This Kousa dogwood bears large flower bracts in early summer, two to three weeks after native dogwoods, on a graceful, horizontally branched tree with four-season ornamental interest including flowers, fruit, autumn colour, and exfoliating bark.

  • Showy red fruit displayed in the fall.
  • Drooping variegated bright green and golden-yellow leaves.
  • In the fall, golden margins turn pink, then entire leaf turns red.
  • Vase-shaped habit.
  • Commonly used for specimen.
  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade.
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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)
4.0 – 5.0
Mature Spread (meters)
4.0 – 5.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
White
Foliage Colour
Red
Fall Colour
Red
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Attracts Birds
Landscape Uses
Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in medium-moisture and an acidic, well-drained soil, however, they will tolerate a range of light levels. Can be grown as a specimen tree or shrub.
Notes
Also referred to as Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood, Kousa Dogwood.

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