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Japanese flowering dogwood "TEUTONIA"

Cornus kousa
Cornus kousa
"TEUTONIA"

Japanese flowering dogwood

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
1.5-3m x 1.5-3m
LEAVES
deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
medium-sized shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
May - June
LOCATION
full to partial sun		 FLOWERS
showy
USDA zone (lowest)
5   (down to -29°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

white
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Deciduous broadleaf
Fruit trees
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
NOT IN STOCK? WHY NOT TO TRY A SIMILAR ONE:
Cornus ("KN30-8")Cornus ("KN30-8")
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION

Another extraordinary Japanese flowering dogwood is called Teutonia and comes from Asia.

Unlike cornus florida this type flowers when in leaf – in June. The flowers are tiny but surrounded by 4 large, creamy-white bracts, which can be 6-8 cm wide. Leaves are deep green, often with noticeable veins, deciduous.

Flowers are followed by fleshy, edible, spherical fruit that looks like small litchi, has pink-red colour and delicious taste! The fruit ripens in August.

Usual height in our climate is 2-3 meters as it spreads to sides rather than height. It forms horizontal branches, which make this small tree an ideal specimen growing on its own.

It prefers acidic, moist soil and withstands windy areas. Fully hardy to -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 08-12-2008.