Cornus x ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ – Eddie’s White Wonder Dogwood

Botanical Name: Cornus x ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’

Alternate Botanical Name: Cornus nuttallii x florida

Dogwoods are beautiful and popular spring-blooming deciduous trees. They are planted for their spring flowers and fall colors. The flowers of the dogwood emerge before the foliage, providing a stunning display.

Eddie’s White Wonder Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii x florida) is an exemplar hybrid. It was developed in the 1950s as a cross between the Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) and the Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida).

In early spring, Eddie’s White Wonder produces an abundance of huge, 4-inch-wide, white blossoms with an attractive tinge of light green on some of the false petals.

The flowers are composed of 4 to 6 overlapping false petals. What look like petals on the dogwood flowers are actually bracts. These are modified leaves, often growing much smaller on other plant species.

Eddie’s White Wonder Dogwood has an attractive, layered growth pattern that becomes pyramidal. The tree’s width is fairly narrow, not reaching more than 15 feet. It grows taller than many ornamental dogwoods, reaching around 25 feet in height.

Minimal pruning is needed, and cuts should be made carefully so as to preserve the beautiful branching structure. This hybrid tree is resistant to diseases such as anthracnose.