My favorite tree is the dogwood. When I grew up in North Carolinas, the pink and white flowered trees seemed to be everywhere. When my husband and I bought a ...

Understanding the Context

The Virginian-Pilot: Are dogwoods barking up the wrong tree? How to know which type is best for your garden. 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 ...

Key Insights

Are dogwoods barking up the wrong tree? How to know which type is best for your garden. At age six, I watched my mother transplant a volunteer dogwood tree, barely more than a whip, growing at the edge of the nearby woods. β€œYou have to take a big ball of dirt,” she told me as she stepped ... Dogwood trees have a lot going for them.

Final Thoughts

Showy spring flowers? Check. A compact, yard-friendly size? Check. Plenty of nutritious berries to support birds? Yes, please.

It’s no wonder that a 2004 Arbor ... One of my favorites of these trees is a White Flowering Dogwood growing in Frontier Park in the southeast corner of the arboretum, close to the corner of 8th Street and the Bayfront Connector. The ... WRAL on MSN: Discover the flowering dogwood: North Carolina's symbol of resilience and beauty