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• Exhibits green leaves with a white margin and dispersed green, and mottled hues of green and white in several shades, rather than the solid green leaves.
• Propagated asexually by grafting buds from the mutant variegated branch onto Cornus kousa seedling understock. This commercial propagation method has shown the variegated foliage to be stable throughout the new tree.
• All other observable horticultural traits of the Variegated Stellar Pink® trees are like those of the original Stellar Pink® dogwood with the exception that the fall color of the foliage of the variegated plants is more brilliant and multi-colored.
• The floral bracts are expected to be like those of Stellar Pink®, except young trees have so far shown the highly unusual and attractive margin around each bract.

• Distinguished by exceptionally large, profuse, large creamy white flowers (bracts) – 6+ inches in size
• With Venus® expect abundant flowers that will almost completely cover the tree
• During the fall months you will find attractive strawberry like fruit
• Expect attractive glossy dark green leaves during the summer and a wonderful coloring of its leaves in the fall
• This variety will produce a tree that is extremely healthy and a vigorous grower
• Has a reputation for good tolerance of drought conditions
• Venus® is noted for high resistance to the diseases powdery mildew and anthracnose
• Venus® grows very vigorously as a dense tree branched low to the ground with upright branches.
• Venus® trees are about 18 feet tall and 25 feet wide at 20 years of age

• Produces profuse, slightly greenish white flowers (bracts) – 4 to 5 inches in size
• Abundant flowers will almost completely cover the tree to create a showy appearance
• During the fall months you will enjoy seeing attractive strawberry like fruit
• Starlight® will produce a tree that is extremely healthy and vigorous
• Has a reputation for good tolerance of drought conditions
• Starlight® is noted for high resistance to the diseases powdery mildew and anthracnose. In fact, no insect or disease problems have been observed during the almost thirty years since the original hybrid tree was planted.
• Plants of Starlight® grow vigorously and develop into an erect, uniformly wide, and densely branched tree.
• Starlight® trees are 25+ feet tall and 20+ feet wide at 30 years of age

• The flower heads have large flowers (bracts) that are velvety and heavily textured in appearance. The flowers are white and become creamy-white as they age.
• Aurora® has a reputation as a heavy bloomer with a mass of flowers to appreciate
• This variety is more spreading in growth habit than the other white varieties
• Plants of Aurora® are very vigorous in growth and extremely hardy
• At the peak of the bloom period, the flowers are so dense that very little of the foliage on the tree shows through
• Aurora® trees are about 20 to 25 feet tall and 20 feet wide at 20 years of age
• Aurora® has good resistance to the diseases powdery mildew and anthracnose

• Stellar Pink® are known to be very vigorous growers
• This variety is erect in growth habit and is more uniformly full in width than are trees of Kousa dogwood
• The flower (bract) heads are very attractive with a blush pink color
• Stellar Pink® will produce a very vigorous growing and hardy tree
• Stellar Pink® trees are about 23 feet tall and 18 feet wide at 20 years of age
• Stellar Pink® has good resistance to the diseases powdery mildew and anthracnose

• High yielding tree that produces medium size, round kernels that blanch well, making it suitable for a variety of confectionary and baked good applications as well as for direct eating especially when roasted.
• Vigorous tree with an upright, somewhat narrow growth habit.
• Trees at 15 years can reach over 20 feet tall.
• No fungicide sprays are expected to be needed for production although regular scouting for cankers and removal of infected branches, if ever present, are recommended.
• 'Raritan' nuts have an attractive dark brown shell and a majority (>85%) drop free from the husk and fall cleanly at maturity.
• Makes for a very user-friendly orchard or backyard garden tree since its branches grow fast and reach upward, providing ample space for mowing and other orchard maintenance tasks under the trees as well as ease of harvest.

• High yielding tree with small to medium size, round kernels with moderately good blanching, making it suitable for a variety of confectionary and baked good applications as well as for direct eating especially when roasted.
• Has notably thin shells and tends to produce good crops even on young trees.
• Compact tree with a slightly spreading growth habit that reaches about two thirds the size of 'Raritan' at maturity.
• Trees at 15 years can reach 15 feet tall.
• Has notably dark green leaves that are slightly crinkled making it distinguishable from the other cultivars.
• Carries an EFB resistance gene from the Spanish cultivar 'Ratoli' that has shown excellent protection from the causal fungus.
• No fungicide sprays are expected to be needed for production although regular scouting for cankers and pruning off infected branches, if ever present, is highly recommended.
• 'Somerset' nuts have an attractive dark brown shell and a majority (>85%) drop free from the husk and fall cleanly at maturity.

• High yielding tree that produces medium size, round kernels that blanch very well, making it suitable for a variety of confectionary and baked good applications as well as for direct eating especially when roasted.
• The raw kernels have very little fiber thus are also suitable for eating raw.
• Moderately vigorous tree with a slightly spreading, rounded growth habit.
• Trees at 15 years can reach over 20 feet tall.
• Has a very high level of tolerance to EFB (high quantitative resistance).
• No fungicide sprays are expected to be needed for production although regular scouting for cankers and removal of infected branches, if ever present, are recommended.
• 'Monmouth' nuts have attractive light- to medium-brown shells.

• High yielding tree with mostly round, medium to large size kernels although about 25% are slightly oblong.
• Its kernels blanch exceptionally well, making it suitable for a variety of confectionary and baked good applications as well as for direct eating especially when roasted.
• Its kernels are noted for their outstanding, sweet flavor despite their shape not being as consistent as the other Rutgers cultivars.
• Vigorous, upright tree with a slightly spreading growth habit.
• Trees at 15 years can reach over 20 feet tall.
• Has a high level of tolerance to EFB.
• No fungicide sprays are expected to be needed for production although regular scouting for cankers and removal of infected branches, if ever present, are recommended.
• 'Hunterdon' nuts have attractive, shiny, medium-brown colored shells.

Rutgers' Jumbo Habanero is an open-pollinated pepper variety that was developed from a field cross between African and Mexican habanero peppers. The plant is bushy with mostly bifurcative branching, 30-32” tall and 40-50” wide, and very attractive at maturity with red ripe pendulous fruit. Ripe fruit is large and red with thick and firm wall, smooth and deeply corrugated skin.