A street planting of Kousa dogwood trees in southwest Roanoke. Credit: Photo: ©Georgene A. Bramlage
- A street planting of Kousa dogwood trees in southwest Roanoke.
- Kousa dogwood trees enrich May and June landscapes with crowns of star-shaped milky white bracts surrounding small flowers.
- Typical Kousa dogwood flowers which reach their flowering peak in June.
- Cornus kousa cultivar Wolf Eyes demonstrating typical Kousa dogwood tree and branch formation.
- Gold Star cultivar, one of many Kousa dogwood cultivated varieties chosen for its distinctive leaf markings.
- Milky Way cultivar, one of many Kousa dogwood cultivated varieties chosen for its unusually shaped flowers.
- Kousa dogwood fruits hang on trees long enough to resemble decorations on a Christmas tree. Winter resident birds may dig seeds out of the fleshy fruit once it ages.
- Pink-red to deep red globose fruits, between ½ to 1 inch in diameter resemble raspberries and appear in late August through October.
- More >





