Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker' - 50-60 CM C5

Description
The White dogwood 'Cream Cracker'(s) (Cornus alba) is an upright, broad, large shrub with decorative, white, round fruits. It produces white flowers arranged in umbels from May to June. The White dogwood 'Cream Cracker'(s) also has egg-shaped, medium green leaves with a creamy white margin. In a sunny to semi-shady location with moist to wet soil, it usually reaches a height of approx. 4 metres and is approx. 5 metres wide.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker'.

Bulletpoints
* Fruiting ornament * blood-red shoots * attractive orange-red autumn colouring

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the White dogwood 'Cream Cracker'(s) are medium green, green, ovate, opposite and have a creamy white margin. They are about 4 - 8 cm in size. White dogwood 'Cream Cracker'(s) turns bright orange-red in autumn.

Bark
Red-brown bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
Asia.

Frost hardiness
The White dogwood 'Cream Cracker'(s) has good frost hardiness.

Growth
White dogwood 'Cream Cracker'(s) is an upright and broad-growing large shrub. It usually reaches a height of 3 - 4 m and is approx. 4 - 5 m wide. Rapidly growing. It usually grows 30 - 50 cm per year.

Water
The plant needs plenty of water. Do not allow the soil to dry out.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
To maintain the intensive bark colouring in winter, all shoots older than three years are removed in spring before budding. If the entire shrub is old and withered, it is best to cut it back completely 10 to 20 cm above the ground.

Flower
The white flowers of White dogwood 'Cream Cracker'(s) appear in umbels from May to June.

Fruit
The white, round fruits of Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker'(s) are particularly decorative.

Use
Ornamental shrub

Shoots
The shoots of Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker'(s) are blood-red in colour.

Root
Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker'(s) is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms densely branched roots.