Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Rutgers
Image Credit: Rutgers
Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire®
Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire®
Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire®

Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire®

Scarlet Fire® Kousa Dogwood

  • Deepest pink flower bracts of any kousa Dogwood
  • Superb small specimen
  • Great fall foliage and fruit
  • Attracts birds
  • Deer and rabbit resistant

  • Category: Tree
  • Alternate Cultivar: 'Rutpink'
  • Patent: PP28,311
  • Hardiness Zone: 5-8
  • Height: 20-25 ft
  • Spread: 15-20 ft
  • Bloom Color: Pink Shades
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades

Be dazzled by the the huge, deep, dark fuschia-pink flower bracts that will light up the rounded small tree in June. Bred at Rutgers University, this precocious tree grows quickly and blooms as a very young tree showing off brilliant color almost right away in the landscape. Superb burgundy fall foliage color and large, bird attracting fruit add to its glory.

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Attributes
• Focal Point
Foliage Color
• Green
Maintenance and Care
• Low Maintenance
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Songbirds
• Supports Bees
Critter Resistance
• Deer Resistant
• Rabbit Resistant
Flower Color
• Pink
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Spring
Exposure
• Full Sun
Habit
• Upright
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
• Moist, Well-Drained
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire®

Fertilize yearly with an organic fertilizer. Prune damaged branches or branches that rub one another in winter when the plant is dormant.