My experience with the Evergreen Dogwood Cornus capitata has been excellent. Planted in a rich, somewhat acidic soil on the coast, exposed to harsh winds and no watering, pruning or other care beyond the first year or two, it has proven to be a tough and elegant habitat-friendly plant. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it for a screening plant or en masse grove planting on the coast. The one I planted 5-6 years ago from a one gallon container has not flowered yet and was probably grown from seed.
Shrub or tree. May drop leaves in cold weather, often loses half of them in mild winters. To 20-30' tall and wide with gray-green leaves; some turn red or purplish in fall. Unless grown from cuttings, trees don't flower until 8-10 years old, but when they do bloom, they are delightful. Small springtime clusters of flowers are surrounded by 4-6 small creamy to pale yellow bracts. Large showy, strawberry like crimson fruit in fall can be a litter problem, though birds may do some of the clean up for you. Zoned 8, 9, 14-20. (Sunset Western Garden 2007)
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