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 ...
The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small tree with an attractive, rounded shape and a short trunk. In the spring, new leaves unfold and showy pink or white blooms appear, which will last two to three weeks. In autumn, the dogwood will produce clusters of bright red berries, whic...
Dogwood Cornus florida Rutgers HybridsFauriei Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica Fauriei hybrids There is little difference between a large shrub and a small tree. It's all based on how the plant was raised and pruned. Prune a lilac to a single trunk and it becomes a perfectly sized flowering...
2. Be sure the tree is not overly messy. Some trees shed quite a few seed pods, twigs, or nuts each year and can create a lot of work. 3. Find out how high the tree will be when it matures. Trees that are higher than the house could be potentially hazardous....
The central frass line is more clearly visible in this fresh (but apparently aborted) mine I photographed on flowering dogwood (C. florida) in southeastern Ohio in early August of 2016: The third time I found one of these mines was a few months later, in October 2016, at the site in ...
‘Tokyo Tower’ Columnar Chinese Fringe Tree 15-20′ h x 10′ w, white blooms late spring/blue berries Chitalpa tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’, ‘Morning Cloud’ Chitalpa 15-20′ h x w, heat/drought tolerant, blooms all summer Cornus florida Flowering Eastern Dogwood 15-25′ h x w, ...
When working under a large tree, leave any exposed roots alone and never raise the grade around the tree's base. Landscape and Garden Edging Ideas That Make Your Yard Look Sharp 04of 16 Install a Pond Peter Krumhardt You don't need a huge backyard to have awater garden. In fact, inst...