mountain dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 40 feet tall10 to 25 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Showy white bracts
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) is a tree for low maintenance gardens, with showy white bracts in spring. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it, and the leaves turn pinkish red in autumn. Give the trunk a buffer from lawnmowers, because wounds can let in fungus disease.
Pairs well with Thimbleberry, Ocean spray, Snake's head, and Mondo grass.
Native range
Western North America.