Pink dogwood "Benifuji"

Abstract

A new and distinct variety, called "Benifuji", of a pink dogwood tree substantially as herein shown and described characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of the appearance of a large number of branches with an upright limb growth habit, as tall as the known variety "Miss Satomi", having leaves of medium size substantially equivalent to the wild varieties, a flower diameter of approximately 8-9 cm with the color of the flower being deep purplish pink and the distance between branches being small. The plant substantially does not become unbalanced as a result of trimming.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of pink dogwood plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of appearance of (1) a large number of branches and upright limb growth habit, (2) as tall as known variety "Miss Satomi", (3) medium size leaves equivalent to wild varieties, (4) a flower diameter of approximately 8-9 cm, (5) the color of the flower being deep purplish pink and (6) distance between branches is small and hardly becomes unbalanced as a result of pruning.