Cornus 'Rutgan' Stellar Pink Dogwood
STELLAR PINK is a hybrid dogwood noted for its vigorous habit, large-bracted flowers, profuse bloom and resistance to anthracnose and dogwood borer. It is a small deciduous tree with a dense, upright habit. It has a uniform width from top to bottom, typically maturing to 15-20’ tall and as wide. Blooms in spring. Each flower cluster is surrounded by four showy, petal-like, pink bracts which open flat, giving the appearance of a single, large, 3-5” diameter, 4-petaled, pink flower. Oval to elliptic, dark green leaves (4-6” long) turn attractive shades of purple-red in fall.
Height: 15.00 to 30.00 feet
Spread: 15.00 to 30.00 feet
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Description: Pink
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Tolerate: Deer