Ninebark vs Gray Dogwood - TreeTime.ca

Ninebark vs Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Physocarpus opulifolius

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Gray Dogwood
Ninebark

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.

Ninebark is a small, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or colour to any yard.

It features flaky, cinnamon-brown bark, attractive white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves.

Gray Dogwood Quick Facts

Ninebark Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: deep, reddish puple
Berries: small pink to purple berry like follicles
Flowers: small white clusters
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none