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Tree to Identify #813152

Asked October 04, 2022, 1:07 PM EDT

Hello Extension Service Expert, Please identify the tree in the photo. A photo of its fruit is also attached. Thank you. Best regards, Germaine

Prince George's County Maryland

Expert Response

This looks like a Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa), but if it's not local, we can't be sure it's not a species that isn't grown here due to hardiness differences. That said, if this was Connecticut, it's probably a Kousa given its appearance and the fact that most species grown there can also be grown here.

Miri
Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied October 05, 2022, 12:13 PM EDT

Hello Miri,

 


Thank you for the reply. Yes, the tree is in Connecticut. I’ve never seen fruit this big on a kousa dogwood before, but I guess there are numerous cultivars of kousa.

 


Best regards,

 


Germaine 

The Question Asker Replied October 05, 2022, 12:37 PM EDT
You're welcome. Yes, it could be that the Kousa cultivar has larger-than-normal fruit, or perhaps pollination was great and so each seed within the fruit cluster is maturing, allowing the entire fruit to grow to its largest size. (Fruits don't usually swell to their full size, if they develop at all, around seeds that are infertile.)

Miri
Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied October 05, 2022, 2:21 PM EDT

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