A large, 7 to 9 foot, erect shrub. The shrubs can be used in front of evergreens that will show off the dark red winter stems. Besides attractive, red stems in the winter, red-osier dogwood has yellowish-white flowers that appear in late May to early June, and bluish-white fruit borne in late summer. Fall color is reddish-purple. Prefers moist to wet soils in either sun or shady conditions. Zones 2-7.
NOTE: Shrub arrive in bundles of 25 seedlings that are aprox. 18-24 inches tall. Shrubs are NOT full-sized upon pick-up. Photos show full-sized examples of the species.
