flowering dogwood 'Red Giant'

A slow growing, deciduous shrub or small, multistemmed tree, between 4-7m in height. Leaves are oval to ovate and a dull, dark green, turning red and purple in autumn. Adorned at maturity by numerous blooms of average size, each with four wide, pinkish-red, petal-like notched bracts, whiter at the tip and base, surrounding a small cluster of greenish-yellow flowers. Narrow red fruits are borne in late summer.