Cornus alba
Also known as Siberian dogwood, white dogwood, red-barked dogwood, Swida alba, Conus alba
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCornales
- FamilyCornaceae
Native toAltay, Amur, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East European Russia, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk
Common Name: westonbirt dogwood
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Cornus alba, the red-barked, white or Siberian dogwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. It is a large deciduous surculose (suckering) shrub that can be grown as a small tree. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn) through late winter, bright winter bark; and the variegated foliage in some cultivars, such as C. alba 'Elegantissima'. C. alba can grow to 3 m (10 ft) high, but variegated forms are less vigorous. For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open. The oval fruits are white, sometimes tinted blue.
The plant is extremely hardy, to USDA Zone 3 - −40 °C (−40 °F).