General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Eastern Dogwood
  • Flowering Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus florida
  • Synonym: Cornus florida var. florida

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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2017-04-27
Pink-flowering Dogwood, likely 'Pink Flame'
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dnrevel On May 14, 2022 Bloomed
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