Plant: Jean's Appalachian Snow - Dogwood Tree
Dogwood Tree · Cornus florida 'Jean's Appalachian Snow'
Size: 2" caliper
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A University of Tennessee selection of native flowering dogwood with large, overlapping white bracts in spring and strong resistance to powdery mildew and useful resistance to anthracnose. Leaves turn red to red purple in fall and glossy red fruit follows for birds. It prefers part sun to part shade and fertile, acidic, well drained soil, and suits an understory or specimen spot.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 25 ft tall and 25 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Deciduous foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
A University of Tennessee selection of native flowering dogwood with large, overlapping white bracts in spring and strong resistance to powdery mildew and useful resistance to anthracnose. Leaves turn red to red purple in fall and glossy red fruit follows for birds. It prefers part sun to part shade and fertile, acidic, well drained soil, and suits an understory or specimen spot.
- Flowers
- Large, stiff, overlapping white bracts open in April before the leaves.
- Foliage
- Opposite, ovate green leaves turning vivid red to red purple in fall.
- Fruit
- Glossy red fruit that birds eat readily.
- Bark & stems
- Dark gray to brown bark that breaks into small scaly blocks with age.
- Native range
- Southeastern Canada and eastern North America to eastern Mexico
