How to Grow and Care for Giant dogwood

Giant dogwood, also known as Table dogwood

Giant dogwood is generally considered to have easy care requirements, making it suitable for a variety of gardeners. Key care points for giant dogwood include ensuring it is planted in well-drained soil with access to full sun to partial shade. It is important to provide giant dogwood with adequate water, particularly when establishing. Pruning should be done carefully to maintain its distinctive tiered branch structure.

Watering schedule: Every 2 weeks

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Giant dogwood

Toughness	High
Care Level	Low
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every 2 weeks
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	5.5-7
Planting Time	Spring, Fall
Hardiness Zones	4-8

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Varieties of Giant dogwood

Giant dogwood 'Variegata'

Giant dogwood 'Variegata' is distinct for its leaves: green in the center and creamy white on the edges. A cultivar of Cornus controversa, its name refers to its multicolor foliage. This makes a great lawn tree, its spring bloom produces small but showy flowers, and its summer fruits attract birds.

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Giant dogwood dazzles as a medium to tall tree, recognizable for its unique, wide-spreading, and picturesque growth form. One can easily spot its tiered horizontal branches, giving it a striking layered appearance. The elliptic leaves, glossy dark green above with a contrasting silvery-green on the underside, are arranged alternately—a notable trait within its genus. Each spring, giant dogwood bursts into a display of creamy-white flowers arranged in dense clusters, followed by the production of small, bluish-black drupes by late summer, each typically under 1 inch (2.54 cm) in diameter.