Pagoda Dogwood (Shrub) Cornus alternifolia Mature Native Range General Attributes Plant Community Type Deciduous Tree or Deciduous Sun Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade Shrub Orientation North, East Height 15 - 25 Feet Soil Texture Sandy Loam to Clay Spread 20 - 25 Feet Topography Upland Form Plant Community Forest Utility Lines Compatible Succession Intermediate, Climax Growth Rate Slow Origin MSA Zone 1, MSA Zone 2, Life Expectancy Medium MSA Zone 3, MSA Zone 4, USDA Zone null - 7 MSA Zone 5, MSA Zone 6, Minnesota, North America Root Pattern Flowers/Foliage/Fruits Soils Flower Color White Salt Spray Tolerance Sensitive Flower Season Spring Soil Salt Tolerance Sensitive Fruit Drupe Compaction Tolerance Moderate Fruit Color Black Water Table 24 Inches Fruit Season Summer Drainage Moderate Flood Tolerance Summer Texture Medium Drought Tolerance Sensitive Winter Texture Moisture Regime Moist, Wet Spring Foliage Green pH 4.0 through 7.5 Summer Foliage Green Windbreak Group Fall Foliage Purple Winter Foliage Insignificant 1 Pagoda Dogwood (Shrub) Cornus alternifolia Planting Ease Maintenance Spring Bareroot Difficult Formal Moderate Fall Bareroot Difficult Informal Low Spring Container Easy 2,4-D Tolerance Sensitive Fall Container Easy Dicamba Tolerance Sensitive Picloram Tolerance Sensitive Spring Seed Clopyralid Tolerance Fall Seed Artificial Light Sulfur Dioxide Ozone Tolerance Hydrogen Flouride Tolerant Nitrogen Oxide Pests/Problems Miscellaneous Allergens males 5, females 5 Wildlife Rating High Invasiveness Non-Invasive Insect Concerns Minor Toxicity Disease Concern Minor Cold Injury Moderately Susceptible Wildlife Concerns Storm Damage Not Susceptible Biological Control Mechanical Control Chemical Control Comments Only small tree form of dogwood hardy for Minnesota. Good small specimen tree or shrub. Branches grow in tiers forming a somewhat horizontal plant. Good wildlife value Fall Flower 2 Pagoda Dogwood (Shrub) Cornus alternifolia Leaf Fruit 3.