Scarlet Fire® dogwood
Strengths & Qualities
- Rutgers’ first Cornus kousa in 45 years of breeding
- Darkest, most-consistently pink-bracted selection, with deep pink to fuchsia coloration at its peak.
- Dramatic bracts glow pink from a distance.
- The original tree flowered heavy at only 4 years old and budded plants can set many floral buds only after two growing seasons!
- The medium-to-large-size bracts are generally non-overlapping and pointed giving them a very distinct shape that along with their striking color sets this plant apart from other Kousa dogwoods in the landscape.
- Developing bracts size up early and can be purple in color, with more pointed shape vs. the more rounded mature bracts.
- Leaves are an attractive dark green with purple tinges in new growth, especially on young plants.
- The moderately vigorous tree is well branched and grows 3+ feet in first year and to 8 feet tall in years 8-10.
Intellectual Property
- US Plant Patent No. PP28,311 issued August 22, 2017
- Variety 'H3DR11P21' of species Cornus kousa Burger ex Hance
- U.S. Trademark Registration No. 5,069,732 Issued Oct. 25, 2016
- Registered Trademark No. 1358476 in Japan
- Registered Trademark No. TMA1,038,321 in Canada
- Switzerland CPVO Application 20160025998 Feb. 18, 2016
- Community Plant Variety Right Grant. No. 53219 from the European Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) issued July 15, 2019
- Madrid Protocol International Trademark Reg. No. 1,358,476 designating Switzerland, Japan, and EU
- All trademarks are registered and continue to be enforced
Contact Us
Contact: Christine Chow