kousa 'National'

Becomes a large vigorous tree with a spreading vase shape up to 6m in height. Leaves, variegated, elliptic, pointed, margins sinuate splashed white with green centres, tuerning orange, red-purple in autumn. Large, wide, overlapping ivory, petal-like bracts surround small creamy flowerheads and are arranged in layers above the foliage in late spring, early summer. Large red fruits up to 4cm in diameter develop in autumn.