Flowering Dogwood 'Kousa'Cornus kousa Kousa, Japanese for dogwood, blooms later and is more anthracnose resistant and sun tolerant than the native type of that tree. Each 3 to 5 inch bloom actually is a set of four white leaf bracts with pointed tips surrounding the true greenish yellow flowers at the center. Hardy in USDA zones 5 8, this deciduous tree also can be grown as a flowering shrub. It may reach 15 to 30 feet in both height and width and blooms in late spring or