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What's Wrong With My Flowering Dogwood?
Is your dogwood not flowering or do you notice signs of pests? Here's our guide to common issues and solutions.
Here in the South, there is one tree deserving of all the springtime adulation it gets—the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) ...
Also known as boxwood or cornel, flowering dogwood ... four white, petal-like, bracts (modified leaves) surrounding the floral bodies. These flowers generally bloom between mid-March to late May ...
Each spring, the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) bursts into bloom, painting North Carolina's scenery with shades of white and pink ... 30 feet in height. By summer, the tree develops glossy ...