Botanical Name: Cornus florida
Common Name: flowering dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Distribution/Origin: North America
Leaf/Bud: bud; round and closed, leaf; opposite, simple, arcuate
Notes: real pretty tree in spring!
Flower/Inflorescence: cyme, 4 showy pink/white bracts
Fruit/Seed: drupe
Stem/Bark:
Size: often wider than tall, up to 10m
Habit: upright, open/low branching
Form: vase-like, round top
Culture:
Landscape Use: tree, nice spring bloom
Notes: real pretty tree in spring!