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Dogwoods: Celestial®

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Overview

Rutgers Celestial Dogwood flower

Variety: Celestial®
Principal Investigator(s): Elwin Orton, Frederick Reynolds, David Gant, Constance Gant

Strengths & Qualities

  • Noted for its creamy white abundant flowers (bracts) when the tree is fully developed
  • Will produce a hardy and vigorous growing tree
  • Flowers are white with a tinge of green and form a deep cup - bracts overlap
  • Blooms 4 to 6 days after the variety Ruth Ellen™
  • Celestial® has good resistance to the diseases powdery mildew and anthracnose
  • Has displayed a high level of winter hardiness – USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6A

Intellectual Property

  • Interspecific Dogwood Variety - Cornus x 'Rutdan'
  • All trademarks are registered and continue to be enforced

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