Variegated Stellar Pink Dogwood Tree

Slower growing than the green leaf version eventually reaching 15 20 tall but well worth the wait as it is completely unrivaled in its spectacular beauty in autumn.

Variegated stellar pink dogwood tree. The new cultivar is trademarked variegated stellar pink dogwood and originated as a bud mutation which gave rise to a branch from a stellar pink dogwood tree. A versatile small tree for lawn or woodland plantings. Growing 15 20 tall with a similar spread this dogwood exhibits strong growth and excellent resistance to dogwood anthracnose. Variegated stellar pink in full sun.

Discovered in tennessee this fine variegated form of the stellar pink dogwood has rich dark stems and attractive white leaf margins. Each leaf is edged in white with overlapping hues of green and white turning a brilliant red purple in the fall. Rutgers is introducing an exciting variation of our famous and highly popular stellar pink dogwood. Cornus x variegated stellar pink us pp.

Variegated stellar pinktm is a stable mutation of the popular stellar pink variety of dogwood tree that is the result of crossing two varieties cornus kousa and cornus florida. This superb new dogwood offers exciting color. Dogwood is easy to grow requiring sun and moist soil. Stellar pink dogwood is a beautiful specimen tree.

To create stellar pink the only pink flowering tree of the series orton crossed japanese kousa dogwood with a red blooming american flowering dogwood named sweetwater fast forward to the 21 st century and a nurseryman named dennie hill discovers a variegated branch on one of his stellar pinks. Its abundant flowers almost completely cover the tree in an overlapping manner. Seashell pink flowers smother the branches in spring followed by decorative bright red fruit.