I also have a Cornus kousa sapling and would like to know too please. :-) Mine sounds just like yours Ojibway - same size & I've had it the same length of time.

Hi,
I have a quite mature C.Kousa which is a lovely tree and planted in 1983 - keep an index record of virtually everything I plant. I live in Hertfordshire so not so cold as in Scotland but in my tree/shrub book it says it will tolerate to minus 15o's.
I give it plenty of home made compost late autumn/early spring. I understand that Sulphate of Potash is the answer to getting almost anything to flower/bear fruit. We had our open gardens week in June and I was asking about my Quince which has never borne much fruit so I'm hoping for a larger crop this year as this spring it had a good helping of potash.
Linmar

Thanks, Linmar. Glad to hear from you re C. Kousa. Can you remember how old your tree was when it first flowered and which month it flowers?

Hi Ojibway,
I can't remember how old it was when it first flowered but it flowers in June. Not so many flowers this year as last when it was smothered so may be resting a bit. Hoping for a good display next especially as I'll give it more potash in early Spring. I would like to put some photos on this site but don't know how!
Linmar

Thanks again, Linmar, for your reply re C.Kousa. I am so impatient to see it in flower, even though I know I must just wait.
(I just learned today how to put a photo on the site. I found out I couldn't upload from my phone, so I had to go on the laptop to get it to work.)