Native to the Eastern United States, these distinctive small trees are widely grown in Zones 5-9 and are known for their showy bracts, red fruit, horizontal branching habit and fall color.

Ethnobotanic: Flowering dogwood root bark was used by Native Americans as a fever reducer, skin astringent, an antidiarrheal agent, and as a pain reliever for headaches, sores, and …

The Pacific dogwood, Cornus nuttallii is one of the most striking of all the bracted dogwoods. It is unfortunately difficult to please; often slow to establish, shy-flowering and short-lived in gardens.

Exciting Developments in the World of Cornus© Elwin R. Orton and Thomas J. Molnar Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Cook College/NJAES, Foran …

General Information Scientific name: Cornus florida Pronunciation: KOR-nus FLOR-ih-duh Common name(s): Flowering dogwood Family: Cornaceae

Most dogwoods are oppositely arranged with few exceptions (Cornus controversa). When leaves are split gently, white fibrous hairs are present. Veins curve to run parallel to midrib. Leaves …

The genus Cornus contains about 40 species which grow in the northern temperate regions of the world. The name cornus is derived from the Latin name of the type species Cornus mas L., …