Here in the South, there is one tree deserving of all the springtime adulation it gets—the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) ...

One of the nicest flowering dogwood trees is in Oak Cliff ... Late summer shows white seed pods that the birds love, and then purple fall color. Stems are reddish and very decorative in winter.

The straight species are often used for large areas, where they can form dense thickets. Smaller varieties are great for rain ...

Growth sprouted from the stump of a dogwood that was damaged by winter ... Can we possibly expect a tree to re-grow from the stump? What’s the best way to ensure a strong new growth?

A fungal disease named dogwood anthracnose was sickening and ... Make sure that the site you choose has space enough to accommodate a tree that can grow 20 feet high and 25 feet across, i.e ...

Dogwood has always been an easy-to-grow ornamental tree; an anchor in the landscape. There are hundreds of Cornus species to choose from, so the catch will be making up your mind.

The only other dogwood tree I have seen locally is in the garden ... especially noticeable when leafless in winter. These stems grow up to 15-feet tall in an aggressively spreading, rhizomatous ...