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Cherokee Chief Dogwood : Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

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Family: Cornaceae

Above: Cherokee Chief flowers Below: Young tree

Use: perennial beds, borders, under trees and shrubs

cherokee chief dogwood

Plant: ornametnal tree to 20'

Origin: cultivar of eastern US native

Zone
: 5 - 9

Flowers
: large, long lasting, pink bracts surround tiny flowers

Foliage: simple leaves with opposite phyllotaxy

Culture
: sun to part shade; well drained soils. Mesic conditions in full sun create fantastic specimens. Red berries develop in summer. Reddish fall foliage. Resistant to anthracnose.



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