Transcript Cornus florida KOR - nus FLOR - i

Cornus florida
KOR - nus
FLOR - i - da
• COMMON NAME: Flowering Dogwood
• FORM: a small deciduous tree, grows to
about 30 feet tall with an equal or greater
spread
• Arrangement: opposite
• Composition: simple
• Margin: entire or undulate
• Veins: pinnate
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Leaf length 3-6”, width 2-4”
Flower: buds set in fall, buds are rounded
Flowers in April, green to light yellow
4 bracts; white, pink or red (modified
leaves mistaken for flowers)
• Fruit: fall, glossy red drupe, ¼” diameter
• Use: speciment
• Zones 5-9
Cornus florida
Cornus florida
Actual flower is
yellowish-green center
surrounded by four bracts