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Cornus sericea L. Yellow twig dogwood; Cornus stolonifera

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Scientific Name Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'; Cornus sericea 'Lutea' Common Name Yellow twig dogwood Shrubs Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Habit: Deciduous Growth Rate: Rapid Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; range of soil types but prefers moist to wet, well-drained, highly organic soil Height: 5 to 6 feet Width: 5 feet Texture: Medium Form: Loose, multi-stemmed shrub; broad-spreading rounded mound; upright stems with short horizontal branching Flower/Fruit: Dull white flowers on flat-topped cyme in spring; short-lived dark purple drupe in fall Foliage: Canary yellow stems in winter; ovate to lanceolate dark green leaves; 2 to 4" long; reddish purple fall color Comments: Sometimes sold as C. cericea 'Lutea'; can become invasive; spreads by stolons; best color on young, vigorous stems so severely prune in early spring; fruit attracts birds; often develops canker Cultivars: --       List by Scientific Name | Trees | List by Common Name © Erv Evans , Consumer Horticulturist Shoprights NC State University

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Habitat hardy to zone 3; possibly 2 native from Newfoundland to Manitoba, south to the central United States. It is even found on the west coast of the United States and down into the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico Habit and Form a deciduous shrub 6' to 10' tall with an equal or greater spread shape is rounded and spreading loose and somewhat open multistemmed stoloniferous Summer Foliage deciduous simple leaves opposite leaf arrangement ovate leaves with rounded bases and acuminate tips 2" to 5" long and 1" to 2.5" wide medium to dark green color Autumn Foliage turning a dull or rich purple-red variable, but usually good Flowers in 1.5" to 2.5" diameter flat clusters dull white individual flowers are quite small bloom time is late May to early June moderately ornamental, but not exceptional Fruit white to pale blue in color noticeable in August and September individual fruits are 0.33" in diameter Bark stems are reddish (purple-red) from late summer into early fall color brightness to a strong red during winter red color changes to green at the onset of spring stem color is quite showy Culture easily transplanted quite adaptable to many soils, but likes moisture full sun to light shade easily grown periodic removal of old stems produces vigorous new shoots with vivid stem color Landscape Use as a screen shrub border mass plantings or groupings soil stabilization due to stoloniferous habit most useful for red stem color in winter Liabilities twig blight (stem canker) leaf spot scale needs periodic rejuvenation pruning to maintain vivid stem coloration ID Features multistemmed and stoloniferous red stems in winter white to pale blue fruit fruit is borne in late summer and early autumn in comparison to C. alba which produces fruit in June and July that does not persist flat clusters of small white flowers Propagation cuttings root easily by seed Cultivars/Varieties f. baileyi (also listed as 'Baileyi' or C. baileyi ) - Of questionable identity, but widely sold for its red winter stem color, good flower and fruit traits and red-purple fall color. Grows to 9' tall and wide. 'Cardinal' - A common form popular for its good bright red stems in winter, though the color may be yellowish in warmer zones. Fairly disease resistant, the plant grows to 10' tall and wide. Renewal pruning in early spring promotes best stem color. var. coloradensis - A wide-ranging western variety with smaller leaves, red-brown stems and bluish fruit. 'Flaviramea' - A highly popular form with stems that turn bright yellow in winter instead of red. Fairly susceptible to canker, thus C. alba 'Bud's Yellow' may be preferable. An effective plant for bright winter color, but the plant can be garish in mass. 'Isanti' - A more dwraf form that grows 5' to 6' tall and 8' to 10' wide with a mounded habit. It is compact, dense and slow growing. Fruits heavily, but can be susceptible to leaf spot. 'Kelseyi' - A true dwarf form, only growing to 3' tall. The red stem color and fall foliage color is inferior to other forms, and some reports indicate that it may be more prone to leaf spot disease. 'Silver and Gold' - A sport of C. s. 'Flaviramea' that is gaining popularity and becoming more popular. The stems are yellow, but most unusual are the variegated leaves, which sport an irregular yellow border. Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood Cornaceae

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Cornus sericea L. redosier dogwood         Symbol:   COSE16   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Cornaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Tree Shrub   Native Status:   L48    N AK    N CAN    N SPM    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2001. Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Plant Guide (pdf) (doc) Data Source and Documentation   Images: Cornus sericea L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Cornus thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Cornus sericea L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS, KY , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)   Related Taxa: Cornus sericea L. View 4 genera in Cornaceae , 29 species in Cornus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis western dogwood Cornus sericea ssp. sericea redosier dogwood Native    Introduced   Classification: Cornus sericea L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Cornales Family Cornaceae – Dogwood family Genus Cornus L. – dogwood Species Cornus sericea L. – redosier dogwood   Wetland Indicator Status: Cornus sericea L. Cornus stolonifera [= COSES ]: Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FAC,FACW+ FACW+ NO FACW FACW FACW NO FACW FACW FACW FACW FAC NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Cornus sericea L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS). View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501637. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View 5 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network. View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.   Related Web Sites: Cornus sericea L. CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database FL-USFS Fact Sheet MO-MBG Kemper Center for Home Gardening NC-Plant Fact Sheets Natural History of the North Woods VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology WA-Central Washington Native Plants WI-Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest U.S.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 08:02 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 51 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Cornus sericea ssp. sericea%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8076 3101 0669 0061 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Creek Dogwood ID: 8266 3261 0001 0004 [detail] William R. Hewlett © 1999 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8120 3181 4904 0100 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8120 3181 4565 0123 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8120 3181 4565 0124 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8076 3101 4736 0072 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood, Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0703 0030 [detail] © 2003 Steve Matson Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Creek Dogwood ID: 8266 3261 0180 0003 [detail] William R. Hewlett © 1999 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8076 3101 3985 0028 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8120 3181 4904 0101 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood, Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0703 0029 [detail] © 2003 Steve Matson Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood, Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0703 0031 [detail] © 2003 Steve Matson Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0904 0192 [detail] © 2004 Larry Blakely Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0904 0193 [detail] © 2004 Larry Blakely Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0904 0194 [detail] © 2004 Larry Blakely Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0904 0195 [detail] © 2004 Larry Blakely Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ID: 0000 0000 0105 0669 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ID: 0000 0000 0105 0670 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ID: 0000 0000 0506 1757 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ID: 0000 0000 0506 1759 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ID: 0000 0000 0506 1760 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ID: 0000 0000 0506 1761 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1107 0114 [detail] © 2007 Neal Kramer Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ID: 0000 0000 0408 1587 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 9 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis American Dogwood ID: 8076 3101 3985 0131 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis ID: 0000 0000 0606 1263 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 0787 [detail] © 2009 Barry Breckling Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 0788 [detail] © 2009 Barry Breckling Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Red-osier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0309 0381 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Red-osier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0309 0382 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 1844 [detail] © 2009 Margo Bors Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 1845 [detail] © 2009 Margo Bors Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 1846 [detail] © 2009 Margo Bors Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 72 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Cornus sericea%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Cornus sericea American Dogwood ID: 5208 1611 0574 0056 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Cornus sericea American Dogwood ID: 5208 1611 0574 0054 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Cornus sericea American Dogwood ID: 5208 1611 0574 0055 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Cornus sericea American Dogwood ID: 5208 1611 0574 0053 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Cornus sericea Mountain Dogwood ID: 8253 3202 4145 0083 [detail] Gladys Lucille Smith © 1999 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea Redosier ID: 0000 0000 0504 0494 [detail] © 2004 Robert Sivinski Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0506 3494 [detail] © 2006 Shawn DeCew Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0607 1059 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Mark S. Brunell Cornus sericea Red-osier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1208 0530 [detail] © 2008 Keir Morse Cornus sericea Red-osier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1208 0531 [detail] © 2008 Keir Morse Cornus sericea Red-osier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1208 0532 [detail] © 2008 Keir Morse Cornus sericea Creek Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0509 0022 [detail] © 2009 John W. Wall Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis American Dogwood ID: 8076 3101 3985 0131 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis ID: 0000 0000 0606 1263 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 0787 [detail] © 2009 Barry Breckling Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 0788 [detail] © 2009 Barry Breckling Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Red-osier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0309 0381 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Red-osier Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 0309 0382 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 1844 [detail] © 2009 Margo Bors Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 1845 [detail] © 2009 Margo Bors Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western Dogwood ID: 0000 0000 1109 1846 [detail] © 2009 Margo Bors Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8076 3101 0669 0061 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Creek Dogwood ID: 8266 3261 0001 0004 [detail] William R. Hewlett © 1999 California Academy of Sciences Cornus sericea ssp. sericea American Dogwood ID: 8120 3181 4904 0100 [detail] Charles Webber © 1998 California Academy of Sciences Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley