Cornus alternifolia
Common name: Pagoda Dogwood
When I first began growing Pagoda Dogwood, I lost many of them. At first I thought they didn’t transplant well even though they had great roots, but I found it wasn’t the roots but the location! The Pagoda likes a few hours of sun in the morning, protection from the west, and moist soil. The best looking one in my yard is next to a faucet and gets watered every two weeks if we don’t have rain. Pagoda displays very beautiful horizontal branching and white flowers in the spring. Birds relish the blue-black fruit in August. Maroon-red fall color. Since the plant grows fast, I recommend a #5 container size plant to start with.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Trees
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic
Light exposure
Partial Sun / Part Shade, Shade
Bloom period
Spring
Urban environment
Compacted/New Construction Soils, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Floodplain, Moist Woods, Woodlands
Growth form
Single trunk
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
White
Fall color
Red Purple
Size
- Mature height
- 15 Feet
- Mature width
- 10 Feet
- Max height
- 20 Feet
- Max width
- 15 Feet
Additional information
Butterfly host plant Loved by birds Pollinator hot spot