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Cornus florida  |
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Flowering Dogwood |
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Eastern United States -
Mark Catesby (1682-1749), British naturalist is
credited with being the first European to identify this
species in the wild. Massachusetts to Florida, west to
Ontario, Texas and Mexico. |
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Interesting
horizontal-branching system and may be trained
as a single-trunked small tree or as a
multi-branched shrub. |
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20-25 feet |
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Appearing early in spring before the leaves, the
conspicuous white bracts, four in number, are
very attractive. The tiny yellowish-green true
flowers are in the center and are not too
noticeable |
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April |
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The color is green during the summer |
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Bright purplish-red in autumn when exposed to
sunlight. |
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Pagoda shaped
or Hershey's Kiss shaped flower buds |
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Brownish-black bark which is irregularly
fissured and plate-like at its base. The young
branches are greenish and their arrangement
gives a layered effect. |
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Clusters of red berries (drupes) in groups of 3
to 4. |
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The fungal disease,
anthracnose, is a problem for flowering dogwood. |
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var.
rubra - Red Flowering Dogwood - flower bracts are
deep pink in color.
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'Cherokee
Chief' - bracts
that surround the flowers are deep red.
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'Cherokee
Princess' - White bracts
and early flowering distinguish this cultivar.
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'Cloud Nine' - An early-flowering form
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'Rainbow'
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variegated yellow, green and pink, which turns to
carmine-red in the fall.
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Understory tree
found in moist or dry wooded sites. |
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