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Japanese dogwood "MILKY WAY"

Cornus kousa
Cornus kousa
"MILKY WAY"

Japanese dogwood

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
2-3m x 2-4m
LEAVES
deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
medium-sized shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
May - June
LOCATION
full 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
De Luxe
 CHLUMEC BY CAR
NOT IN STOCK? WHY NOT TO TRY A SIMILAR ONE:
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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
Japanese dogwoods are very popular shrubs in our climate because they have unusual flowers and habit and are fully hardy here.

Milky Way is an old time favourite. It has snow white to creamy white flowers. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are 6-10 cm wide and conspicuous as they come out in June when the shrub is in leaf, and the foliage makes a dense, green background. Flowers are followed by edible, bright pink fruit that looks like litchi. This variety flowers and fruits abundantly and reliably every year.

Pointed leaves are deciduous, ovate, dark green and slightly drooping. The best show begins in early autumn when they turn to orangey-red or vivid-red or bright purple. They grow quite slowly, making upright branches first and then spreading horizontal canopy on every upright stem. So it maturity, it gets wider than tall. Its usual height seldom reaches 3m, taller plants can only be seen in arboretums where they have plenty of room for extensive root system.

Every dogwood likes acidic soil, rich in organic material, and always moist. Some gardeners advise planting it in semi-shade to reduce summer sunlight but we do not recommend that. Plant it in full sun and mulch the roots well. In dry spells provide extra watering and thus you can be sure your dogwood will flower profusely and will be richer and healthier. Use of selective fertilizers supporting flowering and leaf colour is advised. Fully hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 16-01-2009.