While as many as 60 species of trees and shrubs are in the genus Cornus, the most common locally are our native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) and the nonnative kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa).

While our native dogwood requires partial shade and cool soils, the Kousa dogwood can tolerate full-sun conditions, so it can be located in a prominent location. Q. I've been researching shrubs ...

I heard a wake-up call, loud and clear, last summer. I was part of a group touring a garden in Connecticut, and we were gathered round a handsome kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) in full bloom. Various ...

I recently received an email asking how you might be able to rejuvenate a dogwood tree starting in the Spring. If you have a tree in your yard that appears to be struggling, inmost cases, it’s common ...

Yet despite their beauty, not all dogwood trees are beneficial. Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) is actually an invasive plant. The kousa dogwood tree is among one of the shorter types of dogwoods ...

You just thought the dogwoods were finished blooming; so come on down to the IDEA Garden and see one blooming beautifully, right now — in June! It's in the center of the garden. I introduce ...

This year it seemed like there were not many dogwoods blooming at the normal time in April so was not sure what was happening here. Any insight? Thanks John M. Dear John, The beautiful dogwoods ...

Rutgers holds a patent on the trees, with about 40,000 Scarlet Fire dogwoods sold each year. The university earns $2.25 per tree. New varieties like Stellar Nova and Eternal Scarlet are now being ...