Cornus kousa 'WEAVER'S WEEPING' Japanese dogwood

Weaver's Weeping is one of very few, only about 3 commercially successful Japanese dogwoods of weeping habit. It forms a picturesque canopy of arching or cascading branches decorated with a profusion of pure white flowers. Botanically correct the showy parts of the inflorescence are coloured bracts, surrounding a small head composed of tiny flowers. Those are followed by 2-2.5 cm across, spherical, pink, edible fruit in late summer. As tasty it is for humans, the same attractive it is for birds, too, so harvest them before they do!

Leaves are deciduous, ovate and wavy-margined, dark green, and turn brilliant shades of crimson and burgundy red with some gold hues in autumn. Weaver's Weeping dogwood does not get any taller than the trunk it is grafted on. The canopy will get about 2-3m wide. It grows slowly, only abozt 20 cm per year and quite dense so it does not require any pruning. Still, if you need to keep it smaller or wish to form it in any manner do so as soon as possible after flowering.

Every dogwood likes acidic soil, rich in organic material, and always moist but well-drained soil. Some gardeners advise planting it in semi-shade to reduce summer sunlight but we do not recommend that. Plant it in full sun and mulch the roots well. In dry spells provide extra watering and thus you can be sure your dogwood will flower profusely and will be richer and healthier. Use of selective fertilizers supporting flowering and leaf colour is advised. Fully hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 21-07-2016.