Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'
A popular cultivar with a rich ruby red bract color and new foliage that is reddish. The flower bracts are a deep red color that contrasts nicely with the white color present at the base of the bracts and on the notch at their apex.
If pruning is required prune in the fall.
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree
Height: 25'
Flower Color: Flowers are ruby-red, Fruit is red.
Foliage: Fall color is reddish-purple
Location: Sun, Part Shade
Spread: 20-25'
Bloom Period: NULL
Shape: Spreading, Horizontal
Growth Rate: Slow