Cornus alternifolia

Common Name: Alternate Leafed Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood

Pot Size: 2 g

An underrated, small, deciduous tree, or large multi-stemmed shrub, that bears creamy-white flowers April-May, blue-black fruit on red stems in late summer, which birds relish, and rich, burgundy foliage in fall. Distinctive tiered/layered horizontal branching which is upward-turned at the tips, reminiscent of the tiered eves of pagoda structures, resulting in one of its common names of pagoda dogwood. Unlike other dogwoods, this variety’s leaves are alternate, hence the specific epithet and additional common name of alternate-leaf dogwood.

Current Height: 3-4′   Mature Height: 15-25′    Light: Sun/Shade    Water: Dry/Average