Salt Lake City, UT (Zone 7b) | April 2021 | positive
I saw 4 VERY large Cornus augustata in Millcreek, Utah (a suburb of Salt Lake City) on the north side of this big office building near Mi...Read Morellcreek Gardens. They look extremely healthy and full, and are at the maximum size of this species at 15-20 ft high and wide. This random office building has some pretty awesome plants, they have 2 huge southern magnolias (one is easily over 40+ feet tall growing on the north side tucked up against the building and a huge cedar of lebanon). And lots of Photinia fraseri, as well as many other BLE plants. This area is in zone 7b and it seems that Cornus augustata does amazingly here in the Southwest. And grows to its full potential and blooms profusely. The landscaping in Millcreek is impressive honestly, I’ve seen a lot of awesome broadleaf evergreen trees/shrubs around town.
Mobile, Al., zone 8b - It has had a slow start (2 - 3 yrs) but now it seems to be picking up growth & is covered with blooms for like a m...Read Moreonth much later than expected. Almost 6 - 8 feet now & beautiful evergreen leaves. I am legging it up to branch out over azaleas. Really coming out nicely.
In the two years since it was planted my tree has grown 2 feet and seems to be thriving in every way except it hasn't shown flowers/fruit...Read More. Is that normal?
Purchased April, 2012 from Wayside Gardens. It seems to be slow in establishing here in 8A zone. I keep it moist with shamrock planted at...Read More the base. It gets partial morning sun. I am excited to see it grow.
I bought this from a nursery in Louisville last fall and planted it in a part shade area in November. It has done well and kept its leave...Read Mores all winter and is now putting on new growth. It's quite small now and did not bloom but I find it quite easy to grow here in my northern Middle Tennessee garden.
I saw 4 VERY large Cornus augustata in Millcreek, Utah (a suburb of Salt Lake City) on the north side of this big office building near Mi...Read More
Mobile, Al., zone 8b - It has had a slow start (2 - 3 yrs) but now it seems to be picking up growth & is covered with blooms for like a m...Read More
In the two years since it was planted my tree has grown 2 feet and seems to be thriving in every way except it hasn't shown flowers/fruit...Read More
Purchased April, 2012 from Wayside Gardens. It seems to be slow in establishing here in 8A zone. I keep it moist with shamrock planted at...Read More
I bought this from a nursery in Louisville last fall and planted it in a part shade area in November. It has done well and kept its leave...Read More