Kousa Dogwood Bonsai

Don t get me wrong i love both species but each has its own features.

Kousa dogwood bonsai. Dogwood trees are native to eastern asia and make for gorgeous bonsai trees. Cornus kousa also known as kousa dogwood japanese dogwood or chinese dogwood is a small handsome specimen tree or shrub. Such an awesome tree and c. It requires full sun to partial shade and average moisture in well drained acidic rich sandy and clay soils.

Hardy in zones 5 8 this ornamental grows up to 25 feet at a rate of one to two feet per year. Roughleaf dogwood is much easier to develop into a well ramified specimen than its cousin the flowering dogwood. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. You should collect some for sure.

Kousa dogwood april 2019 although there s still much more work to do it s encouraging to see progress in a short span of time especially in the deciduous facet of bonsai art that is notoriously slow. Kousa dogwood we recently added a dogwood cornus kousa to our collection at rakuyo. 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. I had a hard time finding examples.

The trunk of this tree has exfoliating bark which gives it an old look very early. I m hoping it puts out buds soon. 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. This handsome little tree adds year round beauty for white flowers in may and june give a milky way effect while purple and scarlet fall leaves add intense color.

In autumn leaves turn a deep crimson purple colour. Kousa dogwood trees are a lovely addition to landscapes and gardens. After the flowers die back a large red berry remains. Gorgeous star shaped blooms and layered branches catch the eye.

Kousa dogwood beginning to change color october 2019 check out our previous post of this dogwood for it s history and background. Which to me is an added bonus for rarity as a bonsai. It s warming up and thinking i might take it out of it s protected spot. Kousa happens to be one of my favorite trees with bonus of edible fruit.

If you re interested in native species as bonsai this tree is available at our miscellaneous bonsai page. Cornus kousa is a broadly conical deciduous tree with flaking bark and ovate wavy margined dark green leaves to 8cm long. In early summer green flowers are produced in flowerheads to 1cm across surrounded by 4 white bracts around 2 5cm long. The beautiful tree form has horizontal branching.

These trees produce large four petaled flowers in late spring producing an extremely flashy tree.