{"id":1333,"date":"2013-09-19T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T20:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/?page_id=1333"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:34:52","slug":"dogwoods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Dogwoods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What people generally think of as a dogwood &#8220;flower&#8221; isn&#8217;t actually a flower, but rather a collection of large outer scales called &#8220;bracts.&#8221; The true flowers are very small and are clustered in a small group at the center of the arrangement. The three most common types of dogwoods bloom at different times of the year, so planting a mixture of the trees gives us an extended display of color on the campus.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"childPages\"><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Cornelian Cherry<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cornus mas<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA01_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1355 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA01_lg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cornelian Cherry\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA01_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA01_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA02_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1356 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA02_lg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cornelian Cherry\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA02_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COMA02_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>A broad-spreading small tree with attractive yellow flowers in late winter or early spring, it is a native of Eurasia. It bears large cherry-like fruits that because of the high pectin content make good preserves. It will grow to approximately 20 feet tall. It has been cultivated since ancient times for its fruit, particularly in the Balkans.<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/cornelian-cherry\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Eastern Dogwood<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cornus florida<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_0349-eastern-dogwood-e1409178502497.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1802 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_0349-eastern-dogwood-e1409178502497-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0349 eastern dogwood\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_0349-eastern-dogwood-e1409178502497-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_0349-eastern-dogwood-e1409178502497-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_0349-eastern-dogwood-e1409178502497.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>Native to the eastern United States, it has two main forms: one with white and one with pink \"flowers\" (really bracts). It is often wider than high, commonly reaching 25 feet. The flat planes of bracts before the leaves appear make this dogwood one of our showiest April and May flowering trees. Summer foliage is a good lustrous green, turning to an excellent red or plum fall color.<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/eastern-dogwood\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Eddie&#8217;s White Wonder Dogwood<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cornus<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1718 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0148-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0148 eddies white wonder dogwood\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0148-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0148.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0149.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1719\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0149-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0149 eddies white wonder dogwood\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0149-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0149.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/eddies-white-wonder-dogwood\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Kousa Dogwood<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cornus kousa<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1685-kousa-dogwood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2044 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1685-kousa-dogwood-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1685 kousa dogwood\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1685-kousa-dogwood-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1685-kousa-dogwood-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1684-kousa-dogwood-e1411425762200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2043\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1684-kousa-dogwood-e1411425762200-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1684 kousa dogwood\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1684-kousa-dogwood-e1411425762200-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/IMG_1684-kousa-dogwood-e1411425762200-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>The Kousa dogwood (a native of Japan and Korea) differs from the Eastern Flowering Dogwood in its later flowers (in June) with pointed bracts that stand above the foliage, and in its rounded and showy fruit clusters. The tree is about the same size as the American species and makes a nice garden tree.\r\n\r\nCornus kousa var. chinensis\r\n\"Chinese Dogwood\"\r\nThis variety comes from China and has larger leaves.<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/kousa-dogwood\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Pacific Dogwood<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cornus nuttallii<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU1_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1359 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU1_lg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Dogwood\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU1_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU1_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU2_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1358 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU2_lg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Dogwood\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU2_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/CONU2_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>This is the largest of the native dogwoods and usually the first to bloom. It can grow to more than 70 feet in height and it does well in moist climates. This is a very beautiful native dogwood with large bracts and good fall color. We are losing this tree in the Northwest from a fungal disease called anthracnose.<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/pacific-dogwood\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Pagoda Dogwood<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cornus alternifolia<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL1_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1348 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL1_lg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pagoda Dogwood\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL1_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL1_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL2_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1347 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL2_lg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pagoda Dogwood\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL2_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/09\/COAL2_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>This dogwood is native to the eastern United States, where it is often found in thickets near streams. It can grow to be 20 feet tall and it produces small, dark blue fruit that look like berries.<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/pagoda-dogwood\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What people generally think of as a dogwood &#8220;flower&#8221; isn&#8217;t actually a flower, but rather a collection of large outer scales called &#8220;bracts.&#8221; The true flowers are very small and are clustered in a small group at the center of&nbsp;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/dogwoods\/pagoda-dogwood\/\">finish&nbsp;reading&nbsp;Pagoda Dogwood<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1352,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"trees_template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1333","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1333"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1833,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333\/revisions\/1833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}