Cornus x

Taxa and Plants of this Species at BCA

The following taxa are (or were) represented in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. Additional taxa may be available in the trade that are not included here.

  • Cornus x 'KN 30-8' // Venus® Dogwood
    Tree.
    BT001393 - BT001896 - BT001897 - BT001898

  • Cornus x 'Rutban' // Aurora® Hybrid Dogwood
    Tree. Grows to 20-25' tall and 20' wide, upright and uniformly wide in habit. Moderate to fast growth rate. Heavily flowered; the creamy white bracts are nearly round to obovate, with a broad, tapering base and an acute tip, in late April, as the flowering dogwood are finishing. Essentially sterile, so few if any fruit produced. Fall color is tones of purplish-red. Thrives in moist, well-drained soils but is very hardy and adaptable. Sun. Zones 5-8. No serious diseases, resistant to leaf spot, canker, and borer. Use as a specimen tree or in borders.
    -- not currently in our collection --

  • Cornus x 'Rutcan' // Constellation® Hybrid Dogwood
    Tree. Grows to 20-25' tall and 20' wide, more upright and uniformly wide in habit, low branched, open canopy. Moderate to fast growth rate. Heavily flowered with paddle shaped, creamy-white bracts that do not overlap, in late April, as the flowering dogwood are finishing. Essentially sterile, so few if any fruit are produced. Fall color is tones of purplish-red. Thrives in moist, well-drained soils but is very hardy and adaptable. Sun. Zones 5-8. No serious diseases, resistant to leaf spot, canker, and borer. Use as a specimen tree or in borders.
    BT001030

  • Cornus x 'Rutgan' // Stellar Pink® Hybrid Dogwood
    Tree. Grows to 20-25' tall and 15-20' wide, somewhat upright in habit, uniformly wide. Moderate to fast growth rate. Heavily flowered, rounded, overlapping, blush pink bracts, in late April, after C. florida finishes, but before C. kousa starts. Essentially sterile, so few if any fruits produced. Fall color is tones of purplish-red. Use as a specimen tree or in borders. Thrives in moist, well drained soils, but very hardy and adaptable. Sun. Zones 5-8. No serious diseases, resistant to leaf spot, canker, and borer.
    BT000910 - BT000920 - BT000970