Cornus nuttallii 'North Star'

A vigorous tree up to 7.5m in height with upward branches ascending. Purple new shoots emerge into larger leaves which are simple, opposite, ovate and dark-green, changing to deep red in autumn. Large star-shaped flowers, of mostly six barely overlapping, ruffle-veined, white bracts, up to 15cm in diameter, surround a prominent greenish- yellow centre. These are followed by a small number of slightly fleshy red berries per flower, with blue-black tips.