Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

  • Native tree
  • Small white flowers late May into June
  • Fragrant blooms
  • Attracts birds and insects
  • Fruit starts in fall
  • Great fall foliage color

American Beauties Native Plants

Purchase options for Pagoda Dogwood

  • Size: #3 42-48"
  • Status: BeautiFULL
  • Availability: In Stock

$103.00


  • Size: #7 42-48"
  • Status: BeautiFULL
  • Availability: In Stock

$208.00


This native tree is hard to find in cultivation but is a true winner for the native landscape because of its ability to thrive in semi-shaded woodland areas and its season to season beauty that other ornamental trees can only envy. Its rounded, somewhat pyramidal head is covered by medium to deep green leaves that whorl around branched providing a backdrop for flattened clustes of small white flowers that bloom from late May into June and fill the woodland with their gentle fragrance. Native insects love the bloom and birds can't get enough of the profuse fruit that follows in fall that starts green, turns red and matures to black. Yellow to purple-red fall foliage color adds to this plant's spleandor and completes and outstanding landscape package!

Attributes
Fall Color
Fragrant
Native
Foliage Color
Green
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Songbirds
Flower Color
White
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Late Spring
Early Summer
Exposure
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Moist, Well-Drained
Growing Tips for Cornus alternifolia

Thrives in semi-shaded woodland areas.