

These berries mature in late summer, turning a brilliant red to the delight of many birds that relish them as a fruiting food source.Ĭherokee Brave Dogwood is a carefully bred selection of our native dogwood tree (Cornus florida), prospering in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5 through 9. After the blooms fade in spring, berries begin to form. Compared to other red-flowering dogwoods, Cherokee Brave Dogwood grows almost twice as fast.ģ.

Reddish-pink blooms are the highlight of this tree in spring, but another red surprise appears in autumn with its brilliant fall foliage!Ģ.

This showstopper of a tree bursts into bloom before the leaves emerge to herald the arrival of spring!ġ. With its dazzling spring display of 4-inch-wide blossoms of dark reddish-pink with white centers, Cherokee Brave Dogwood (Cornus florida 'Comco No. Move over, white-flowering dogwood trees.
