There are a lot of nice variegated dogwoods. I collected as many as I could find that had a visual impact. Here are the kousa varieties I had. Cornus kousa 'Akatsuki' - White margin, pink flowers, sensitive/weak grower. Cornus kousa 'Bonfire' - Subtle cream margin, not have as much visual impact. Cornus kousa 'Kristin Lipka's Variegated Weeper' - White margin, smaller leaves, weeping. Cornus kousa 'Lemon Ripple' - Yellow margin, similar to the more popular 'Summer Gold' Cornus kousa 'Samaritan’/‘Samzam' - White margin, most extreme wavy edges in sun, similar to 'Wolf Eyes' Cornus kousa 'Snowboy' - Very wide white margin making it stand out, slower grower because of that. Cornus kousa 'Summer Fun' - White margin, robust growth, big impact. Cornus kousa 'Summer Gold' - Yellow margin, good grower. Cornus kousa 'Sunsplash' - Yellow margin, similar to the more popular 'Summer Gold'. Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes' - White margin, good growth, first time I saw it was growing in some shade at Collectors Nursery in Washington, I understood why it was named 'Wolf Eyes'.

Likely not IMHO. They don't like their roots messed with much. With that said, there are specimen tree suppliers that MIGHT have one of that size that have been specifically grown for transplanting (meaning special treatment of the root system during tree production), but you would be paying some serious $$$ for one of those. Another option is that it is probable possible to get a 45G or even larger container tree, that would be a rather large size. However, in case you aren't aware, the larger the tree, the harder it is to transplant, and the longer the recovery time. Especially with large trees such as these, you have to stay on top of watering (water when it is needed, and not on a time schedule), and proper planting. Arktrees

I've identified this tree for planting in my front yard. It is primarily dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants) and I had really hoped to find a female plant to get the bluish fruits in autumn. Google knows about some fruiting cultivars, with "Miss Scarlet" being mentioned often, but the only choices in Seattle-area nurseries seem to be "Red Rage" and "Autumn Cascades" which both happen to be male. Any suggestions where I might find "Miss Scarlet" or any other fruiting Nyssa sylvatica variety? I'm ok going with the straight species, but all of those I've checked were males too :( male flowers: http://www.botanypictures.com/plantimages/nyssa%20sylvatica%2001%20(tupeloboom).jpg female flowers: http://www.botanypictures.com/plantimages/nyssa%20sylvatica%2004.JPG Mark

Ken - You're right in that I'm concerned about the food, maybe a bit too focused. They don't just eat fruit, seeds, etc., but also insects, which come with plants in general. tete - The trunks are thin and my understanding is the Nyssa Sylvatica will grow a deep taproot. I believe the problem, if root bound, can be handled when planting and some TLC the first year. No no worries about black spot on the species in humid climates? I guess it is more of an asthetic thing any way. There doesn't seem to be much concern about the pollination distance, so that's nice to hear. I understand a female will have atleast some fruit regardless. Just trying to maximize, if it is going to be there, it would be nice to have fruit. Man oh man, those things have some fantastic fall color!