The flowering dogwood, Cornus florida, is the state tree and flower of Virginia and an icon of spring in the mid-Atlantic. The flowering dogwood, Virginia’s state tree and flower, typically ...

These Iconic Plants Are Suited To Our Climate, Making Them Perfectly At Home Here.

It’s not hard to see why flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida) are classed as one of America’s most breathtaking native ...

Few spring scenes are as spectacular as the annual display provided by dogwood trees in the Ozark woodlands. Inconspicuous for most of the year, these diminutive denizens of our forests outdo their ...

The North Hollywood weather station — which is closer to my residence than any of the other 273 such stations throughout ...

The Missouri legislature named the flowering dogwood the state tree on June 20, 1955. The state agriculture department encouraged its cultivation. It is also the state tree of Virginia and North ...

Dogwood trees are a common and beloved sight in local gardens. 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 ...

There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering.