kousa 'Sunsplash'

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A slow-growing, tidy, compact shrubby plant to 2.5m in height. Spring leaves are green, irregularly edged with bursts of golden yellow, diminishing completely to green in the summer season. Autumn leaf colours include yellow, red and orange. Medium-sized white bracts surround small central flower heads in May and June, followed by red strawberry-like fruits in autumn.

Scientific classification

Species: kousa 'Sunsplash' (Cornus kousa 'Sunsplash')
Genus: Cornus
Family: Cornaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs · Trees
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of kousa 'Sunsplash'

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Culture

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Quick identification of kousa 'Sunsplash'

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kousa 'Sunsplash' care guide

Weekly deep root soaking hot months, minimal watering cold winter dormancy
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Weekly deep root soaking hot months, minimal watering cold winter dormancy

Fertilizing

Tree shrub slow-release balanced feed single dose each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.