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
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