An excellent selection for the smaller garden with its slow growth and often shrub like appearance. The leaves are splashed with a broad golden yellow central band that provides contrast with the white flower bracts of late May. The bright foliage remains showy all season.
Product Description
CORNUS kousa ‘Gold Star’ – Gold Star Chinese Dogwood
An excellent selection for the smaller garden with its slow growth and often shrub-like appearance. The leaves are splashed with a broad golden-yellow central band that provides contrast with the white flower bracts of late May. The bright foliage remains showy all season. Native to Japan, Korea and China.
Sun: Full Sun/Part Shade
Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand, Chalk
Size: Height 12-15ft., Spread 12-15ft.
Zone: 5-8
Flower: White Showy Bracts
Bloom Time: May to June
Attributes: Showy Flowers, Showy Fruit, Fall Foliage, Attracts Birds, Resistance to Dogwood Anthracnose