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• Author: Ayishah Chui
• Tags: Attracts Birds, Cornaceae, Deciduous, Distinct Fruit, Fall Colour, Native to China, Native to Japan, Native to Korea, Shrub/Tree, Week 02

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Common Name —— Kousa Dogwood
Family —————— Cornaceae
Hardiness Zone —— 5 – 8
Form ——————— Dense; spreading; vase-shaped shrub/ small tree
Height/Spread ——– 6 m / 6 m
Water ——————– Medium
Soil ———————– Acidic; well-drained soil
Sunlight —————- Full sun or light shade
Leaves —————— Deciduous; opposite; simple; elliptic-ovate; lustrous
Fall Colour ———— Reddish purple or scarlet
Flower —————— May – June; small flower with large creamy white bracts
Fruit ——————— August – October; red globose syncarp on long stalk; eatable for human
Bark ——————— Grey, light tan, rich-brown
Limitation ————- Requires relative more sunny loction
Strength —————- Eatable showy fruit; pollution, compact soil, drought tolerant
Use ———————– Near large building or blank walls