| The flowering dogwood is a tree that is a native to | | | | dense pine root competing close to the surface of |
| the woodlands of America. It has been sold abroad | | | | the soil. |
| internationally as a sapling dogwood and also as a | | | | Dogwoods begin flowering in early spring and the |
| grafted white dogwood additionally flowering in red | | | | blooms last two to three weeks. Following the |
| and pink. Pink flowering dogwoods are obtainable to | | | | blooms, oval bright red berries form and stay on the |
| purchase as a seed grown tree, however the more | | | | trees into autumn and winter after the leaves are |
| predictable, stable, and desirable pink trees are | | | | gone, and pending being eaten by birds and wildlife. In |
| garden center graftedones. Red flowering dogwoods | | | | the autumn they have dazzling red leaves that |
| aren't offered as saplings, other than as grafted | | | | transform to lavender. The dogwood leaves that |
| cultivated varieties, like the red flowering tree, | | | | have fallen are delicate and typically readily |
| Cherokee Chief. | | | | disintegrate without having to rake. They thrive |
| Dogwood trees, (Cornus florida), are extremely | | | | beneath the shade of oak trees in addition to |
| flexible in America, extending from new England to | | | | underneath pines, however dogwoods amazingly will |
| Florida, and they are usually grown as a smaller tree | | | | also grow nicely in full sun. Dogwoods are tolerant to |
| 12-15 feet in height, even though some old varieties | | | | stress and are extremely resistant to dry climate |
| of forty feet tall are on record. | | | | conditions. Dogwoods can tolerate wintry weather, |
| Flowering dogwoods are ideal for placing and | | | | and can grow in USDA zones 5 through 9. |
| nurturing in small gardens or in sizeable parks, and as | | | | Many a landscape gardener is grateful for the spring |
| large landscape highlight trees. These trees possess | | | | blossoms of the dogwood trees as a backdrop |
| the remarkable characteristic of thriving when planted | | | | accompaniment tree for flowering azalea shrubs in |
| underneath pine trees, someplace only a handful of | | | | hues of pink, red, white, or purple flowering redbud |
| other shrubs for example azalea plants, redbud trees, | | | | trees. |
| and camellia shrubs can live productively, since the | | | | |