Cornus kousa var. chinensis at RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey, England, UK

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Cornus can be deciduous shrubs or trees, or creeping, woody-based perennials, some with brightly coloured young stems. Tiny flowers are borne in dense clusters, sometimes with showy bracts. Many have fine autumn colour C. kousa is a small bushy tree to 7m tall, with oval leaves turning reddish-purple in autumn, and tight clusters of small white flowers surrounded by four large oval cream bracts and followed by strawberry-like deep pink fruit clusters.

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Location: RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: chinensis rhs, chinensis wisley, cornaceae cornus, garden, gardens rhs, kousa, kousa rhs, var., wisley, wisley cornus