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	Flowering Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is native to the eastern half of the United States, including north Florida and portions of central Florida.
		Dogwood is a standard tree in many gardens where it is used to shade the patio, to add spring or fall color in a shrub border or as a specimen in the lawn or groundcover bed.
		Dogwoods are not tolerant of extended drought periods.
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	Encyclopedia: Flowering Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cornus florida L. The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida or Benthamidia florida) is a showy small tree native to eastern and southeastern North America.
		All dogwoods produce clusters of green berries which mature to a bright red in the autumn, and are favored by birds.
		Flowering dogwood does best horticulturally when it has shade from the west but has good morning sun.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flowering-Dogwood (281 words)

	The Flowering Dogwood
		Dogwoods make excellent understory trees in a semi-shaded area and are also now being used in conjunction with typical foundation plantings and groundcovers in large beds around a building.
		Dogwoods are also susceptible to a very serious insect pest which can lead to general decline of the tree.
		The dogwood borer larvae is mainly a problem to trees which have been physically injured (lawnmowers or weedeaters too close to trunk) as the larvae need an injured area in order to penetrate the bark.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/hort/hil/hil-600.html (692 words)

	Jack-O-Witch Dogwood Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A dogwood tree or shrub can add beauty and value to your home. In North America depending on region, dogwoods can be found in all shapes and sizes, ranging from an herb to a shrub like the roughleaf dogwood all the way to the Pacific dogwood which can reach 60 feet in height.
		The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) originally evolved as a junior member of the forests of the eastern United States where it thrives under the canopy of larger trees in the shady, moist and nutrient-rich conditions it prefers.
		The flowering dogwood is an understory tree of southern and eastern forests, generally reaching a height of no more than 40 feet, and rarely exceeding a girth of one foot.
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	Flowering dogwood
		Flowering dogwood is fast growing, short-lived and bears clusters of showy, white to pinkish-white flowers appearing before leaves unfold in thespring.
		Flowering dogwood is a small tree that reaches heights of 30' to 40'.
		Flowering dogwood grows in the well-drained, light upland soils to deep, moist soils along streams and lower slopes.
	www.sfrc.ufl.edu /4h/Flowering_dogwood/flowdogw.htm (270 words)

	Floridata: Cornus florida
		Flowering dogwood blooms in the spring, as its new leaves are unfolding, and usually remains showy for 2-3 weeks.
		Flowering dogwood is usually an understory component in mixed hardwood forests or at the edges of pine forests.
		The bracts of this dogwood blossom are disfigured by dogwood blight.
	www.floridata.com /ref/C/cornus_f.cfm (812 words)

	WildWNC.org : Trees : Flowering Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Flowering dogwood has many crowded, small, yellowish perfect flowers, borne in terminal clusters in the spring before the leaves appear, and surrounded by four snow-white, petal-like bracts.
		The dogwood borer (Synanthedon scitula) is a noteworthy pest of cultivated flowering dogwood.
		Flowering dogwoods are extremely valuable for wildlife because the seed, fruit, flowers, twigs, bark, and leaves are utilized as food by various animals.
	wildwnc.org /trees/Cornus_florida.html (2763 words)

	Plant Information Center - NC Trees - Flowering Dogwood
		Flowering dogwood is named and admired for the white drifts of flowers it adds to the woodlands in early spring.
		What most people think of as the "flowers" of dogwood actually are four 4 large, white (sometimes pink,) petal-like bracts that are notched at the end.
		The true flower is an inconspicuous, greenish white or yellowish, compact head in the center of the showy bracts.
	www.ibiblio.org /pic/NCTrees/floweringdogwood.htm (216 words)

	Ohio Trees, Bulletin 700-00, Cornus – Dogwood
		Dogwoods are deciduous trees or shrubs with valvate, scaly, and elongated winter buds.
		The flowering dogwood is found growing mostly in the acid soil regions of the state, usually under the larger forest trees.
		The white or pink flower bracts are showy and often thought to be the petals of the flower.
	ohioline.osu.edu /b700/b700_60.html (830 words)

	Dogwood Tree
		Dogwood trees are typically grown for their showy Spring flowers, technically known as "bracts", while dogwood shrubs are mainly grown for their peculiar leaf colors and brilliant winter bark.
		Commonly grown in thickets, the silky dogwood thrives in poorly drained soils and is primarily used for windbreaks and wildlife borders.
		The flowering dogwood tree grows well in diverse soils and is extremely valuable for various wildlife because the fruit, flowers, twigs, seeds, bark, and leaves are utilized as food.
	www.bluegrassgardens.com /dogwood_tree.htm (639 words)

	Flowering Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dogwoods are slow to grow after transplanting, but gradually assume a medium growth rate.
		The leaf color of the Dogwood is a bronze-green to yellow-green when unfolding, then turning a dark green in summer.
		The actual flowers are a greenish yellow and are surrounded by four showy white or pink bracts which are each about 2" long.
	www.natorp.com /Dogwood-florida.htm (236 words)

	Flowering Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Flowering Dogwood can be something of a prima donna when it comes to growing conditions.
		Flowering dogwood leaves are arranged opposite each other on the branches.
		Hybrids of the flowering dogwood and, such as Stellar Pink (pink) and Ruth Ellen (white) have been bred to resist borers and anthracnose.
	www.yardener.com /FloweringDogwood.html (520 words)

	Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) - Flowering Trees and Shrubs of Sleepy Hollow Lake - An All Creatures Photo Gallery ...
		(Flowering Dogwood - 04) The flower of the flowering dogwood is the small green cluster in the center of the four bracts, which appear to be the flower's petals.
		(Flowering Dogwood - 05) This is an enlargement of the flower cluster at the center of the four whitish bracts.
		(Flowering Dogwood - 42a) We considering the beautiful contract of the bright flowering dogwood blooms against the background of the dark trees and blue sky to be one of God's blessings.
	www.all-creatures.org /pica/ftshl-dogwood.html (2172 words)

	AllRefer.com - dogwood, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		dogwood or cornel[kOr´nul] Pronunciation Key, shrub or tree of the genus Cornus, chiefly of north temperate and tropical mountain regions, characteristically having an inconspicuous flower surrounded by large, showy bracts which are often mistaken for petals.
		This trait is evident in the flowering dogwood (C.
		Dogwoods are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Cornales, family Cornaceae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/dogwood.html (256 words)

	DOGWOOD
		Flowering dogwood is native to a large section of the eastern United States and is a popular ornamental.
		The fruit of the flowering dogwood is considered a drupe, approximately 0.5 inches long and 0.25 inches in diameter.
		Britton, K.O. Damping-off of flowering dogwood seedlings caused by Colletrichum acutatum and Fusarium oxysporum.
	www.forestry.auburn.edu /sfnmc/class/dogwood.html (1629 words)

	Flowering Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The dogwood sometimes grows to a height of 40 feet, but more frequently is a shrub.
		The four showy parts of these "flowers" are petallike bracts which surround the true flowers, which are small, greenish-yellow, and inconspicuous.
		The leaves, which develop after the flowers have disappeared, turn a bright red in autumn, and this with the scarlet fruit makes the tree very attractive at that time of the year.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/herbhunters/dogwood.html (135 words)

	flowering dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Flowering Dogwood, found throughout all of Ohio and the entire eastern half of the United States, is one...
		Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is native to the eastern half of the United States, including north Florida and...
		Flowering Dogwood, the prized native, ranges from central New England south to Florida and west to...
	www.flowers-universe.com /articles/12/flowering-dogwood.html (371 words)

	Dogwood Tree - Pink Dogwood Tree - Cornus florida var. Rubra - Pink Flowering Dogwood -
		The Pink Flowering Dogwood tree has a tiered branching habit that flaunts a wonderful display of color in late winter to early spring when covered in large pink "blooms".
		The Pink Flowering Dogwood exhibits a medium growth rate that matures at 20-30 feet in height.
		Canopy of the dogwood tree is symmetrical and spreads to 20-25 feet.
	www.bluegrassgardens.com /product=tbr01_pink_flowering_dogwood_tree=cornus_florida.html (122 words)

	Flowering Dogwood Trees: A Favorite Tree Of America
		The land on which the white flowering dogwood tree grew was level soil that was loose with a humid fl organic mould on the surface with dogwood roots growing into a stiff yellowish clay.
		The limbs of the flowering dogwood trees were interlocking and spread horizontally at a tree height of 12 feet.
		The white flowering dogwood is a native tree to the forests of America and has been exported worldwide as a seedling dogwood and as a grafted white dogwood also flowering in pink and red.
	www.articledashboard.com /Article/Flowering-Dogwood-Trees--A-Favorite-Tree-Of-America/131072 (1205 words)

	Dogwood
		Dogwoods do not tolerate extremely wet or dry soils, and should be watered deeply (1 to 2 inches per week) during dry periods, especially if located in the sun.
		Landscape Use: The flowering dogwood is recommended for use as a specimen, near a deck or patio, as a border accent or in screens.
		The ideal soil for flowering dogwood is moist, fertile, sandy or loamy and slightly acidic.
	hgic.clemson.edu /factsheets/HGIC1010.htm (1938 words)

	ID-67: The Flowering Dogwood
		Flowering dogwood is considered a desirable woody ornamental for residential landscaping because its relatively small size keeps it from dwarfing the house or getting into power lines.
		Dogwood trees should be sprayed in late May (i.e., around the week of Memorial Day, or when hawthorn and liffleleaf lindens are blooming).
		Dogwood anthracnose, caused by the fungus Discula destructiva, appeared in the northeastern and northwestern United States in the early 1980s and spread into the Appalachian states in the late 1980s.
	www.ca.uky.edu /agc/pubs/id/id67/id67.htm (2579 words)

	North Carolina State Flower Dogwood Cornus florida
		The daisy, the goldenrod, the dogwood, the flame azalea, the Venus flytrap (Adopted as North Carolina's official carnivorous plant in 2005) and even the pinecone were among those considered for the honor.
		Though not specified in the legislation, Cornus florida, commonly referred to as the flowering dogwood, is accepted as the species intended as the official flower of North Carolina.
		The dogwood is hereby adopted as the official flower of the State of North Carolina.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/flowers/nc_dogwood.htm (516 words)

	Dogwood Diseases & Insect Pests
		The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small, deciduous ornamental tree that is native throughout the eastern United States.
		This is a relatively new disease of dogwood in South Carolina, and it is caused by the fungus Discula destructiva.
		Dogwood Borer: The dogwood borer is the larva (immature form) of a clearwing moth that resembles a wasp.
	hgic.clemson.edu /factsheets/HGIC2003.htm (2504 words)

	Landowner Fact Sheets - flowering dogwood
		Flowering dogwood is one of the most well-known and cherished of small flowering trees.
		Flowering dogwood is often removed from timber stands in the name of timber stand improvement.
		Flowering dogwood's red fruits, although relished by wildlife, are poisonous to humans.
	www.cnr.vt.edu /dendro/LandownerFactsheets/detail.cfm?Genus=Cornus&Species=florida (224 words)

	Have You Seen The Flower On A Flowering Dogwood? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Most folks would say these are the discarded petals of dogwood flowers, but a closer look at the tree's floristics reveals this is not the case.
		The actual reproductive work of the flower is conducted by the stamens (which bear pollen) and the pistil (which receives the pollen and allows it to contact the flower ovary, where a fruit is produced).
		In the case of the Flowering Dogwood, what appear to be large white petals are actually four unpigmented leaves called "bracts." These bracts are showy and do attract attention, but they aren't even part of the flower.
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	Flowers
		Flowers have fascinated mankind throughout history because of their varied beauty and fragrances.
		Perhaps the oldest Custom; more than 50,000 years, is the placing of Flowers on the grave of a loved one as a sign of remembrance and respect.
		Flowers are worn as corsages by women and boutonnieres by men for very special "dress-up" occasions.
	www.americanfamilytraditions.com /flowers.htm (371 words)

	flowering dogwood definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		flowering dogwood definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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		type of deciduous tree: a deciduous tree with inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy white or pink bracts, and leaves that turn red or purple in the fall.
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