STUNNINGLY LARGE WHITE BLOOMS IN MID SPRING
FEATURES:
- In spring, large, pure white blooms appear that can be up to 6'' across
- Dark green foliage transitions to a reddish-purple in fall
- Fast growth rate and improved disease resistance
- Perfect tree for a specimen planting, where you'll be able to enjoy the huge blooms
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Mature Height: 15-20' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 15-20' apart
Venus® Rutgers Dogwood
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Cornus x 'KN30-8' PP16,309
Regular price
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STUNNINGLY LARGE WHITE BLOOMS IN MID SPRING
FEATURES:
- In spring, large, pure white blooms appear that can be up to 6'' across
- Dark green foliage transitions to a reddish-purple in fall
- Fast growth rate and improved disease resistance
- Perfect tree for a specimen planting, where you'll be able to enjoy the huge blooms
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Mature Height: 15-20' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 15-20' apart
Why plant Venus® Rutgers Dogwood?
You have never seen a Dogwood tree like Venus® Rutgers Dogwood. The almost comically large, saucer-sized white flowers on this recently released hybrid tree are bigger than the blooms of any Dogwood tree you’ll find for sale. This tree will be a hot topic of conversation in your garden! Plant it in a prominent part of your landscape where the late-spring flowers will get all the attention they deserve, but give it room to spread. Venus® Dogwood becomes a bushy, rounded tree reaching 20 feet in height and width. Strategically sited, this densely branched tree could serve not only as a first-class specimen tree for your yard, but as a deluxe summer privacy screen as well.
Dr. Elwin Orton’s brilliant Dogwood breeding program at Rutgers University has yielded a bumper crop of fantastic new hybrid trees for the garden. His Kousa Dogwood × Flowering Dogwood crosses (such as Celestial® and Stellar Pink®) receive all the attention—however, Venus® is different. This showstopper is a cross between the Asian Kousa Dogwood and our native Pacific Dogwood of the West Coast. Dr. Orton made the cross back in 1983, but didn’t release Venus® to the public until 2006. After 20 years of observation, the original tree was healthy and robust and had never fallen prey to any insect pest or disease.
How to use Venus® Rutgers Dogwood in the landscape?
The flowers on this Dogwood are HUGE! The creamy-white flower bracts that appear in spring can measure up to 6" across - definitely not your typical Dogwood. This tree shows to be wonderful addition to any landscape in that it is a vigorous grower and has excellent drought resistance. Usually covered with deep green foliage throughout the growing season, but explodes with reddish-purple foliage in fall.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 5-8
How To Plant Venus® Rutgers Dogwood
Hybrid trees often show what is known as “hybrid vigor,” which usually translates to fast growth, disease resistance, and larger flowers. The Venus® Hybrid Dogwood is no exception. It also blooms for a long time compared to other Dogwoods, and if you can bear to cut some flowers for a vase, they last a long time in water, too. This stellar tree will give you lots of bang for your buck! Like most Dogwoods, Venus® prefers a site in full sun to part shade. It has a decent amount of drought resistance wired into its genes, but for the best results, water it regularly. Not too much! This tree doesn’t tolerate constantly wet soil.
How To Water
Water regularly after initial planting. Once established, they are more tolerant of drought conditions, reducing your hand-watering responsibilities.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
When it comes to pruning your Venus® Dogwood, there really isn't much you need to do! If it is needed for shaping, then be sure to do so shortly after flowering - Dogwoods set their flower buds in fall for the coming spring!
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
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If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
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- Phone: 866-873-3888
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