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Ivory Halo Dogwood   $18.95 Dogwood 'Ivory Halo', Cornus alba 'Bailhalo',also known as tatarian dogwood, is a cultivar that is noted for its compact size, variegated (white-edged) leaves and bright red twigs in winter. It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum size of 4-6' tall on erect, usually unbranched stems. Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than flowers. Fall color is variable, but foliage may turn attractive shades of purple-red.

Coral Red Dogwood   $17.95 Coral Red Dogwood, Cornus alba 'Sibirica', has stunning bright red bark which adds color to winter garden. It has been given an Award of Garden Merit (AM), which is for plants of outstanding excellence. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, it produces brightest winter bark when planted in full sun. To keep size of plant in check and to encourage most colorful bark, remove a third of stems back to ground level each spring.

Silky Dogwood   $11 Silky Dogwood, Cornus amomum, has attractive white, greenish-white or yellow flower clusters in spring and blue and white fruit in fall. This plant tolerates poorly drained soils. It is used for hedgerows, windbreaks and for stream bank erosion control. Fruits are bluish in color. fruit is eaten by game birds, especially important as a source of food for migrating songbirds. twigs are an important source of winter browse for deer and rabbits. Mature height: a small to medium sized shrub to 12'.

Red Twigged Dogwood   $17.95 Dogwood 'Red Twigged', Cornus 'Baileyi', is a shade tolerant shrub with red bark in winter. This beautiful red stemmed dogwood has medium green foliage. creamy white flowers are followed by blue-black fruits. Burgundy colored bark in winter. It is good for hedge use and winter interest. Needs a sufficient watering routine. Full sun to part shade.

Greytwig Dogwood   $14.6 Gray Dogwood is a deciduous shrub which typically occurs in moist or rocky ground along streams, ponds, wet meadows, glade and prairie margins, thickets and rocky bluffs. It grows 10-15' tall and features white flowers borne in terminal racemes (hence species name of racemosa) in late spring and grayish-green, elliptic to lance-shaped leaves (2-4" long). Can be particularly useful because of its ability to grow in poor soils. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of city air pollution.

Redosier Dogwood   $17.95 Redosier Dogwood, Cornus sericea, is a freely spreading shrub with many stems, 3-18' tall; branching is opposite, young stems (and most old ones) often bright, smooth, shiny red. Leaves are opposite, deciduous, oval 5-10 cm long. White threads run through veins towards leaf tip. Fruits are white, berry-like drupes, 7-9 mm long. This plant brightens up a winter landscape. Shade tolerant; provides cover and food for wildlife and birds. It is adapted to both wet and dry sites and a variety of soil types.

Isanti Dogwood   $18.95 Dogwood 'Isanti', Cornus sericea 'Isanti', is a fine-twigged Dogwood with red bark. White flowers in late spring are followed by abundant white fruit. Mounding plants grow 4 to 5 feet tall and spreading 4 to 8 feet. Very adaptable and will thrive in sun or partial shade. Requires a soil with adequate moisture, otherwise adaptable as it tolerates wet sites. Isanti Dogwoods are slower growing and more compact than species, making it more usable in landscape than species.

Yellow Twig Dogwood   $18.95 Dogwood 'Yellow Twig', Cornus sericea 'Yellow Twig', is a medium sized shrub with bright yellow twigs. These yellow twigs provide a good contrast against any Red-twig with its yellow fall color. foliage is medium to dark green in summer, followed by purplish fall color. twigs are green in summer, but turn bright clear yellow in fall and are quite conspicuous in winter, especially if planted in groups with one of red twigged dogwoods. Plant in full sun and provide a well watered location.

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