Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’
Siberian dogwood, Tatarian dogwood, Siber
Siberian dogwood is native to eastern Russia, northeastern China, and North Korea. It is not found in the wild in North America.
Plants: Wild Siberian dogwood is about 8′ (2.4 m) around, but cultivated varieties are both larger and smaller. This variety is smaller—4–6′ (1.2–1.8 m) around. Deep red stems with small sparsely placed lenticels look very attractive in the winter.
Leaves: This variety, called both ‘Bailhalo’ and ‘Ivory Halo,’ is variegated: leaves have uneven patches of white around their edges. Leaves are 2–4½″ (5–11 cm) long, ovate to elliptic, and turn purple-brown in the fall.
Flowers: White (or yellow-white) blooms appear on growth that is at least 2-3 years old between May and June.
Fruits: White drupes tinged with blue-green.
Online References:
References:
Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’
6/8/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) 
6/26/2005 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine 
5/14/2008 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
6/8/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) 
4/24/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Cornales | Includes dogwoods, hydrangeas, stickleafs, tupelos, even sillyberries |
| Family | Cornaceae | Dogwood family |
| Genus | Cornus | Latin for “a horn” |
| Species | alba | White |
Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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