Stellar Pink Dogwood (Cornus x rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink')

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Stellar Pink Dogwood

Cornus rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’

A vigorous, disease-resistant hybrid dogwood with profuse, soft pink blooms and no messy fruit.

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Cornus x rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink' is a celebrated hybrid dogwood from the renowned Rutgers University Stellar series, prized for its vigorous growth, profuse blush-pink blooms, and excellent disease resistance . This small, deciduous tree features a dense, upright habit with a uniform width and elegant, horizontal branching . In late spring, the branches are smothered in large, overlapping, petal-like bracts of soft shell pink to medium pink, arranged around a small, greenish-yellow flower cluster . The dark green, oval foliage provides a lush canopy through summer before turning attractive shades of purple-red in the fall . As a sterile hybrid, it produces no messy fruit, making it an exceptionally clean and low-maintenance landscape specimen .

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Light: Full sun to partial shade (benefits from afternoon shade) .

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Foliage & Flowers: Glossy, dark green, oval leaves (4-6 inches), turning purple-red in fall; profuse, overlapping, petal-like pink bracts (3-5 inches across) in late spring; sterile, no fruit .
Mature Height: 15-20 ft (can reach up to 23 ft) .
Mature Spread: 15-20 ft (can reach up to 18 ft) .
Growth Rate: Vigorous .
Hardiness Zones: USDA 5-8 (cold hardy to Zone 6A) .
Core Benefits: Profuse pink spring blooms, excellent disease resistance (anthracnose, powdery mildew, borer), sterile (no fruit), attractive fall color, vigorous, compact habit.
Best Uses: Specimen tree, small gardens, woodland gardens, foundation plantings, near patios, lawns, mixed borders.

Faqs

Q: What makes 'Stellar Pink' different from other dogwoods?
A: It is a hybrid of our native flowering dogwood (C. florida) and the kousa dogwood (C. kousa) . This cross gives it the best qualities of both: the large, showy flowers of the native, with the excellent disease resistance (anthracnose, powdery mildew, borer) and sterile, fruitless habit of the kousa .

Q: How large does it get?
A: It is a moderately sized tree with a dense, upright habit. At maturity (around 20 years), it typically reaches 15-20 feet in height and spread, though some sources indicate it can grow slightly larger .

Q: Does it produce fruit?
A: No, 'Stellar Pink' is a sterile hybrid and does not produce the messy, berry-like fruits common to other dogwoods . This makes it an exceptionally clean tree for patios and walkways.

Q: How resistant is it to disease?
A: It has high resistance to the most serious dogwood diseases, including dogwood anthracnose and powdery mildew, and is also resistant to the dogwood borer . This makes it a much more reliable and longer-lived choice than many other dogwoods.

Q: How much sun does it need?
A: It performs best in full sun to partial shade. In hotter climates, protection from harsh afternoon sun is beneficial to prevent leaf scorch and keep the tree looking its best .

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