Variegated Dogwood vs Blue Beech - TreeTime.ca

Variegated Dogwood vs Blue Beech

Carpinus caroliniana

Cornus alba argenteo-marginata

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Blue Beech
Variegated Dogwood

Blue Beech is a beautiful, ornamental tree with enticing features. The foliage transforms throughout the season, offering a kaleidoscope of color. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, transforming to dark green, and then turn striking shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Once all the foliage has dropped, grooved, blue-grey bark becomes striking on a winter landscape.

Blue Beech has an attractive globular shape and has been successfully grown in both full shade and full sun locations. Make sure you provide ample moisture to ensure this tree thrives.

Variegated Dogwood is a small shrub that is often used in the first row of a shelterbelt, as a hedge, or for soil stabilization projects. It has the same distinctive red bark, white flowers, and berries as Red Osier Dogwood.

The key difference between the two is the leaves. Where Red Osier's leaves are green throughout, Variegated Dogwood has a white outline around each leaf, giving this shrub a distinctive look.

Blue Beech Quick Facts

Variegated Dogwood Quick Facts

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Zone: 3b
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no
Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium




Other Names: tatarian dogwood