Cornus controversa Fruit dark red fruits

dark red fruits

Frans Fontaine preserves the attractive lateral boughs of the species and retains its columnar habit throughout its life

It grows into a medium-sized tree with a wide conical crown that becomes spherical with age

Avoid heavy soils

fairly vigourously-growing evergreen with small

Cornus controversa Fruit dark red fruitsPicturesque tree with tiered, horizontal branches. Clusters of creamy white flowers decorate the tree in May June followed by dark purple fruit. Come autumn the leaves of Cornus controversa can turn purple, matching the shoots of the tree, before falling off for winter. Requires full sun or partial shade and moist, well drained soil. Hardy. A shallow rooting tree