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Japanese Dogwood

Cornus kousa

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Description:

My dad purchased this for my mom for mother's day a few years ago, and she was initially disappointed because she had wanted a pink flowering dogwood. But she is getting used to it ;)

The japanese dogwood is a species of flowering tree of the family Cornaceae native to Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and Bhutan. They have simple white flowers, 4-10 cm, and pink or red berries, 2-3 cm.

Habitat:

My front yard

Notes:

also known as the kousa dogwood, korea dogwood, or chinese dogwood.

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PublishedJune 5, 2014

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