Best time to prune*: Just after flowering. Learn more about flowering dogwood trees. Photo by: Gabriela Beres. FRINGE TREE (Chionanthus virginicus) Native to the southeastern U.S., this tree is noted for its lovely panicles of creamy white, fragrant flowers. Purple drupes follow the flowers ...
Flowering dogwood is a popular tree, native to eastern North America, with four-petaled white or pink blooms that occur in spring before the leaves emerge. Bright red fruits mature in late summer, with the green foliage turning purple in fall. Plant as a street tree, stand-alone specimen ...
12. Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) Flowering dogwoodsadd visual interest to the landscape year-round. They blossom with white, pink, or red flowers in early spring before the leaves appear, so the trees are all flowers. Then, as the weather warms up, the tree develops dark green foliage...
There are many features you should look for in a tree when planting one close to your house. Always keep your own house’s needs in mind when deciding. Root System: The best tree to plant near your home is one with a small yet stable root system. Larger root systems can impact your ...
8. Flowering Dogwood Flowering dogwoods are good trees for privacy if you’re looking for seasonal coverage with a pop of color. Dogwoods come in a variety of colors including white, pink and red, and their ornamental berries will make your backyard popular with local robins, cardinals and ...
Flowering dogwood has a naturally attractive silhouette that doesn't need pruning, and provides plenty of interest with white or pink blooms in spring, and red, orange, yellow and purple foliage in fall. Try early blooming 'Cherokee Brave', available from Nature Hills, which has dark rose-red...
Smoke Tree (Cotinus)– This is another beautiful tree, usually grown in the form with dramatic purple leaves is left alone by these pesky critters. Dogwood (Cornus)– Speaking of color, the bright red and yellow winter twigs of these shrubby relatives of the flowering dogwood are also ignored...
Silky Dogwood Silky dogwood is a small to medium-sized deciduous shrub native to central and eastern North America. If you are familiar with the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), the silky dogwood is a smaller shrub with a densely branching habit and rounded form. Silky dogwood displays cluste...
How to Choose a Flowering Tree or Shrub TheU.S.Department of Agriculture (USDA) has identified the following best and worst landscape plants to have in your yard when hungry Japanese beetles come calling in theirJapanese Beetle Program Manual. Use these suggestions as guidelines if you’re addin...
The Almanac Garden Planner - Use It Free for 7 Days! Plan your 2025 garden with our award-winning Garden Planner. Try Now Body Butterflies andflowers were made for each other. As a French poet once pointed out, “Butterflies are flying flowers, and flowers are tethered butterflies.” Here ...