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Kousa Dogwood - Cornus kousa

Cornus kousa, is a small deciduous tree 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, in the family Cornaceae. Common names include kousa, kousa dogwood, Chinese dogwood,Korean dogwood, and Japanese dogwood. It is a plant native to East Asia including Korea, China and Japan. Like other Cornus, C. kousa has opposite, simple leaves, 4–10 cm long. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom, but what appear to be four, white petals are actually four spreading bracts below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow-green flowers. The blossoms appear in late spring, weeks after the tree leafs out. It can be distinguished from the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) of eastern North America by its more upright habit, flowering about a month later, and by the pointed rather than rounded flower bracts. The fruit is a globose pink to red compound berry 2–3 cm in diameter, though these berries tend to grow larger towards the end of the season and some berry clusters that do not fall from the tree exceed 4 cm. It is edible, a sweet and delicious addition to the tree's ornamental value. The fruit is sometimes used for making wine.

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    {'BotanicalName': 'Cornus kousa',
 'Comments': 'Cornus kousa, is a small deciduous tree 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, '
             'in the family Cornaceae. Common names include kousa, kousa '
             'dogwood, Chinese dogwood,Korean dogwood, and Japanese dogwood.  '
             'It is a plant native to East Asia including Korea, China and '
             'Japan.  Like other Cornus, C. kousa has opposite, simple leaves, '
             '4–10 cm long. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom, but '
             'what appear to be four, white petals are actually four spreading '
             'bracts below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow-green flowers. '
             'The blossoms appear in late spring, weeks after the tree leafs '
             'out.\r\n'
             '\r\n'
             'It can be distinguished from the flowering dogwood (Cornus '
             'florida) of eastern North America by its more upright habit, '
             'flowering about a month later, and by the pointed rather than '
             'rounded flower bracts.\r\n'
             '\r\n'
             'The fruit is a globose pink to red compound berry 2–3 cm in '
             'diameter, though these berries tend to grow larger towards the '
             'end of the season and some berry clusters that do not fall from '
             'the tree exceed 4 cm. It is edible, a sweet and delicious '
             "addition to the tree's ornamental value. The fruit is sometimes "
             'used for making wine.',
 'CommonName': 'Kousa Dogwood',
 'DateAdded': '2018-09-19T10:23:46.390000',
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            {'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/dvoeyzfp.gi2.JPG'},
            {'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/rhup4vb3.y21.JPG'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'entry complex?'}],
 'PlantID': 249,
 'Toxicity': []}