Melinda Myers

Gray Dogwood

Botanical Name

Cornus racemosa

Max Zone

8

Height

10 to 15 feet

Width

10 to 15 feet

Flowers

Late May - early June: whitish, cymose-panicles on each stem

Fruit

White drupe with red pedicels remaining late into fall and winter, showy

Fall Color

Reddish-purple

Light

Sun to shade

Soil

Adaptable, wet-dry soils

Planting & Care

• Transplants easily
• Requires rejuvenation pruning

Problems

None serious, suckers/colonizes

Varieties

Huron - 4 feet rounded form, good red fall color

Muckingum - 2 fe4 feet dwarf, good groundcover

Ottawa - 12 feet by 6 feet, columnar tree form