It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. The warty gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.Ĭherokee Brave Flowering Dogwood is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a stunning habit of growth which features almost oriental horizontally-tiered branches. It produces red berries from early to late fall.

The pointy leaves turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. It has forest green deciduous foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. A highly desirable ornamental tree which is absolutely blanketed in rich red flowers that fade to white in the centers in spring, attractive tiered habit as well an extremely fussy tree that requires rich, well-drained acidic soil and adequate moistureĬherokee Brave Flowering Dogwood features showy clusters of crimson flowers with white centers held atop the branches in mid spring.

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