Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'-0
Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'-0
Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'-13558

Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’Szechuan strawberry

£39.99

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Overview

A true connoisseur’s selection forming an elegant deciduous shrub or small tree. ‘Milky Way’ is prolific in flower, producing a profusion of white bracts followed by red fruits during late summer. Its bright green foliage turns orange and red during autumn.

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CONNOISSEUR’S SELECTION 

A large elegant shrub or small tree. Prominent white bracts on slender erect stalks smother the branches in June.  A vigorous variety that produces bracts as a young plant. Followed by strawberry like fruits in late summer. Bright green summer foliage turns to orange and red during the autumn.

Cornus kousa and its cultivars give a stunning display of flowers in late Spring often followed later by spectacular autumn foliage colour. In time they make a large deciduous shrub or small tree of graceful habit, perfect for the smaller garden. The flowers consist of four petal-like bracts with a central round boss and, as the plant matures, these are produced in great abundance especially if the previous summer has been warm and sunny. They are suitable for many planting schemes including Japanese gardens, minimalist contemporary, mixed shrub borders as well as prairie plantings, ideal for specimen planting as a focal point in a garden for long season of interest. 

Cultivation:

A sunny position in the shelter of other trees and shrubs is best, avoiding very hot dry sites. They will grow happily in semi shade but their flower production and colour will not be as intense.

Give them a moist, free-draining neutral to acid soil with plenty of depth and organic matter. They will tolerate slightly alkaline soils but only if the soil is deep with plenty of organic matter added.

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Flowering Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Availability Date

All year round
Flower Colour

White
Flower Type

Single
Flowering Month

June
Soil Type

Acid, Light sandy, Normal
Aspect

Sun, Partial Shade
Hardiness

Hardy
Foliage Type

Deciduous
Foliage Colour

Green, Red/Orange
Height after 10 years*

2.4-3 (8-10ft)
Pot Size

3 litre
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