Cornus hongkongensis
Hong Kong dogwood
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Cornus hongkongensis is an evergreen dogwood native to China, Laos, and Vietnam. It grows up to 15 meters tall and produces abundant, fragrant flowers in late spring to early summer. This species is considered an excellent ornamental tree.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,5210.67%—2.9 in
- 10.00%—0.4 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 49.2 ft
- Blooms
- May, Jun, Jul
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.9 in, mean 3.1 in, 90th percentile 4.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Other Cornus in the catalogue
16 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
