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Here’s your plant of the week.  Eddie’s White Wonder is a tree we have used in two recent projects and they worked out great!

Cornus nuttallii x florida ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’
Eddie’s White Wonder 

Keywords:  Deciduous Tree, Flowering
Family: Cornaceae
Sunset Zones: 3-9, 14-20, USDA Zones: 5-8
Full Sun to Partial Shade, Regular Water
Large white bracts in Spring
Narrow, pyramidal growth to 20’ tall and 15’ wide
Commonly available in 5 gallon, 15 gallon, 24” box, 36” box, 48” box

Cornus encapsulates a large group of evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees.  Cornus nuttallii x florida ‘Eddies White Wonder’ is a hybrid of two dogwood species, Eastern Dogwood (Cornus florida) and Western Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii).  The hybridization resulted in a superior tree with profuse blossoms, a distinctive growth pattern, and superior disease resistance.  The tree has plenty of seasonal interest, with large white bracts (modified leaves that resemble petals) appearing in early spring followed and leaves which turn red in the fall.  It is often planted in a row to create a light screen.

Eddie’s White Wonder was hybridized in 1945 by Henry Matheson Eddie, a nurseryman from British Columbia.  Most of the early seedlings were lost in a flood in 1947 but fortunately some had been moved, allowing them to be further propagated.

These hybrids really do have superior resistance to powdery mildew and anthracnose compared to regular old C. florida !