Cornus kousa ‘Blue Ray’

Cornus kousa 'Blue Ray' offers distinctive bluish foliage accented with white flowers each spring.

Cornus kousa ‘Blue Ray’ offers distinctive bluish foliage accented with white flowers each spring and edible strawberry-like fruit in late summer. The leaves turn burgundy, red, and orange in autumn. Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Some afternoon shade is best in hot summer climates. Will reach about eight feet in 10 years, eventually growing to about 15-20 feet tall and wide. For the 2025 Rare Flowering Tree Pre-Order plants will be in 1g pots and about 1-2 feet tall.

Common Name:  Dogwood - [RFT Pre-Order]

Family:  Cornaceae (The Dogwood Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-8

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun

Height:  15-25'

Width:  10' and over

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Foliage Colour:  Good Fall Colour, Bluish

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Tree

Bloom Time:  Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  Red

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Mixed woods, valleys, shaded slopes, streamsides, roadsides from 400-2200 m.

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