Cornus Kousa Bonsai

Common names include kousa kousa dogwood chinese dogwood korean dogwood and japanese dogwood.
Cornus kousa bonsai. Dogwood trees dogwood trees belong to the genus cornus and are a popular small to mid sized specimen tree with masses of white pink or red flowers in late spring followed by striking fall foliage on most varieties. We recently added a dogwood cornus kousa to our collection at rakuyo. 1 of 2 go to page. This tree was imported by joe harris which he used as a demo tree at a 2007 bonsai society of portland convention in vancouver washington.
Synonyms are benthamia kousa and cynoxylon kousa. Like most dogwoods it has opposite simple leaves. I ve been wanting a dogwood bonsai for a while now mostly because the town we live in milwaukie oregon minutes outside of portland is known as the dogwood city of the west. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom but what appear to be four petalled white flowers are actually bracts spread open below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow green flowers.
Start date aug 31 2018. Large cornus kousa how to approach. Size depends on variety but 15 30ft is common. Young trees grow in an upright fashion and in somewhat of a conical shape.
Sometimes referred to as the chinese dogwood this asian cousin to our native flowering dogwood can be used as a specimen plant or in shrub borders. It is a plant native to east asia including korea china and japan. In autumn leaves turn a deep crimson purple colour. In early summer green flowers are produced in flowerheads to 1cm across surrounded by 4 white bracts around 2 5cm long.
Ya hemos mencionado gran parte de las especies que comprende el género cornus de las cuales se nombraron su gran mayoría y se especificaron los más hermosos generalmente estos arbustos son caducos y es muy frecuente verlos crecer en laderas matorrales y zonas rocosas o boscosas. The kousa dogwood cornus chinensis is a deciduous tree native to eastern asia. Cornus kousa dogwood trees are widely known for their delicate beauty and the kousa variety adds a toughness that makes this species an excellent choice for home landscapes and urban areas. Cornus kousa cornus kousa is a broadly conical deciduous tree with flaking bark and ovate wavy margined dark green leaves to 8cm long.
Cornus kousa is a small deciduous tree 8 12 m 26 39 ft tall in the family cornaceae.