Cornus kousa
Kousa Dogwood
Cornaceae

Located on side of W.B. Young Bldg.

  • leaves opposite, simple, elliptic-ovate, with pointed tip
  • leaves deep green, smooth margin, often slightly wavy
  • leaves held more level than C. florida, often more lustrous
  • foliar buds small, valvate, appressed, pointed, brown-black
  • flower buds rounded, with two prominent scales (valvate)
  • flower buds have a sharp point at top, are sessile/stalkless (sit directly on branch), usually borne on branch tips
  • stems smooth, brown-green
  • flowers showy, late spring, with leaves, usually white
  • flower composed of showy outer bracts and small central flower
  • fruit distinctive; rounded, red cluster of drupes that are joined together to resemble a raspberry (aggregate fruit)
  • fruit hang on a long stalk and persist
  • bark distinctive; exfoliating with age to reveal mosaic of earth tones underneath (different than C. florida)
  • habit is a small to medium tree, vase-shaped to rounded
  • plant develops layered branching with age and is usually larger than C. florida


View Cornus kousa page in the UConn Plant Database

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