Cornus alba

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cornus alba in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cornus alba, Linn. (C. tatdrica, Mill.). Shrub, to 10 ft., with usually erect st. and bright blood-red branches, mostly with glaucous bloom when young: lvs. obtuse at the base, ovate or elliptic, somewhat bullate or rugose above, acute, 1½-3½ in. long: cymes dense, small; disk yellow: fr. ovoid, bluish white, sometimes whitish; stone usually higher than broad, flat. Siberia, N. China. Var. argenteo-marginata, Rend. (C. Alba var. elegantissima variegata, Hort.). Lvs. edged white. Var. Spaethii, Spaeth. Lvs. broadly edged yellow. Gn. 64, p. 378; 69, p. 343. Var. Gouchaultii, Rehd. (C. sibirica Gouchaultii, Carr.). Lvs. variegated with yellowish white and pink. Var. sibirica, Lodd. Branches bright coral-red. C.L.A. 21, No. 4:29. G.M. 54:249. Var. Kesselringii, Rehd. (C. sibirica var. Kesselringii, Wolf). Branches very dark purple, nearly purpush black. There are also some other varieties with variegated lvs. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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