Dogwood tree named ‘Eternal Dogwood’

Details Dogwood tree named ‘Eternal Dogwood’ Dogwood tree named ‘Eternal Dogwood’

2001-06-04

2002-10-08

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Broadleaf tree

Dogwood

Plant Patent

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PP013069

ABSTRACT:

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Cornus florida
‘Eternal Dogwood’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A dogwood plant providing the basis of my new discovery was found at my previous home at 306 Skiles Heights, Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. The location of discovery was a Wisteria growing area in back of the property. A small tree about 1 meter in height appeared to have multiple flowering blossoms (12 to 16 bracts). I began nurturing the tree and later propagated branches of that tree at the same location selecting branches with the largest quantity and size of flowering bracts. Branches were marked in spring, then cut and placed in moist potting soil in the late summer.
These trees bloomed 3 years later with 12 to 16 bracts. Many blooms had signs of 20 bracts but they failed to open. At 4 years old of age, they began to produce blooms with 12 to 20 bracts. By the fifth year most blooms had 16 to 20 bracts.
Before moving to my new home at 620 Lakewood Road, Wake County, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., I destroyed all but one tree, and that saved tree was planted at my new home. This tree is now documented as the parent tree. The parent tree is healthy and now yields 12 to 20 bracts per flora (most are 16 to 20 bracts).
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The most distinguishing characteristics of this tree are the blooms with 12-20 bracts and the uniform white color of its flowers. In contrast, the ‘Daybreak’ dogwood (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,320) normally has blooms with 4 bracts, and the ‘Phillips Pink No. 1’ double dogwood (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,518) is pink and has blooms with 8 bracts. I have chosen to identify my new dogwood plant as ‘Eternal Dogwood’ for purposes of identification and use in the trade. Color, when referenced, is compared with Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart.

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