#132 WALTER'S DOGWOOD
Cornus walteri
Planted: 1934
This tree is in the central area between the Malus Avenue and Central Path
| Distribution: | Native to eastern Asia – Korea and China. Closely related to the European Common dogwood (Cornus sanguinea). |
| Planting Date: | 1934, purchased from Hillier Nurseries, Romsey, Hampshire |
| Growth Habit: | A tall shrub or small tree – usually multi-stemmed. |
| Bark: | |
| Leaf: | Opposite, oval, slender-pointed 5 to 12 cm long. |
| Flowers: | White in 8 cm wide corymbs in June |
| Fruit: | Globose, black |
| Toxicity: | Not known |
| Potential tree size: | 8 to 16 m |
| Uses: | Ornamental |
| Plant Hunter: | Ernest Henry Wilson (1876 – 1930), notable British plant collector and explorer. |
| Introduction Date: | 1907 |
| Anecdotes and Comments: | Rated National Champion by The Tree Register in 2009, on account of its height. Felled by storm David on 17th January 2018, regrowth, from stump, observed in 2022. |