Cornus alternifolia




Botanical Name: Cornus alternifolia 

Common Name: alternate-leaved dogwood

Family: Cornaceae 

Distribution/Origin:  North America 


Leaf/bud: simple, deciduous, pinnate venation, enitire margin, obtuse base, acuminate margin 

Flower: bloom May - June, flowers creamy white cyme, fragrant 

Fruit/Seed: drupe, black 

Stem/Bark:  

Size:  height 15 - 25ft , spread 20 - 30ft

Habit: tiered 

Form: mounding

Culture: full sun - partial shade 

Landscape Use:  tree  

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