These are BARE ROOTED plants which can be planted from the end of October until May and will be dispatched as soon as the weather turns cold and they become dormant.The dispatch date depends on the Autumn temperature and varies from year to year. Cornus alba 'Kesselringii': Admired for its near black stems, which is why after long hard thought someone decided to call it the Black stemmed dogwood! Growing Details: Common Name: Black Dogwood Genus: Cornus Species: alba Cultivar: 'Kesselringii' Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist Height: 300cm Spread: 300cm Description: This vigorous upright shrub is a good-value plant for a garden. It has attractive, grey-green variegated leaves in summer.If you don't prune it regularly its stems will become redder. It's also known as the poor man's black bamboo, but that really doesn't give this shrub its due. Its berries are white. Plant as a single shrub or as a hedge 30-60cm apart.