Latin Name: Cornus racemosa
Current Height and Cost: 3 ft - $25 delivered
Eventual Size at Maturity: Height - 12ft Spread - 8ft
Space Requirements: 4ft from fences, paved surfaces or buildings
Form: upright, rounded
Growth Rate: fast
Tolerates Standing Water: yes
Light Required: full sun to ½ shade
Fall Colour: red to purple
Flowers lovely white flowers in June
Fruit: white clusters of berries on red stems
Wildlife and Other Notes: excellent fall food source for songbirds
Shrub Tips: a hardy native shrub; good for screening or privacy

Photo courtesy of William Hoch www1.uwex.edu/ces/landscapeplants