Dogwood Black Stemmed (Cornus Alba Kesselringii) is a medium sized deciduous shrub that has deep, emerald green foliage, which turns a beautiful shade of purple come autumn and, in winter, shows off its purple and black stem colour. It is a vigorous, upright hedge, making it a fantastic choice to be planted in big, bold and informal groups, alongside other dogwood varieties. White flowers bloom during spring and summer that then make way for white berries.
This hedge prefers full sunlight and/or partial sunlight in either an exposed or sheltered spot. They thrive well in either clay, loam or sandy soil that is moist but has good drainage. The Dogwood Black Stemmed can reach heights of up to two and a half metres, and the same in width too. It does take between five and ten years to reach the optimum height however.
Like the rest of the Dogwood hedges, they do not need regular pruning, but when you want to, a hard pruning session in the Spring will suit this hedge well. Why? Well, it will allow for the best colour to come through on its stems, as the younger the stem, the brighter the colour will be come winter.
Here at Hopes Grove Nurseries we would recommend planting these hedges two feet apart, to allow maximum growth. We have a range of Dogwood Black Stemmed plants available in bare-root form. For more information on this plant or any of our other hedging plants, contact our specialist team members for more information.
Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024
We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:
– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days
– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
