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Horse Chestnut vs Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Aesculus hippocastanum
ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW
ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW
Gray dogwood is a thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with greenish-white blossoms in open, terminal clusters. Young twigs are red and the fruit pedicels remain conspicuously red into late fall and early winter.
Fruit itself is a white, 1/4 in. drupe that usually does not remain on the shrub for long.
Great for naturalizing wild areas, this shrub attracts birds and other wildlife.
Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Gray Dogwood seeds at SeedTime.ca.
Horse Chestnut is a medium sized deciduous tree that is native to Greece but has been grown in North America for hundreds of years. It produces large nuts.
A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others.
Gray Dogwood Quick Facts
Horse Chestnut Quick Facts
Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic