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	Dogwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation).
		The name 'dogwood' is a corruption of 'dagwood', from the use of the slender stems of very hard wood for making 'dags' (daggers, skewers).
		The dogwood (Cornus florida) is the state flower and the state tree for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dogwood (599 words)

	Pacific Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Pacific Dogwood is a heavily branching tree with an irregular shape that can reach heights of nearly 60 feet.
		The fruits of Pacific Dogwood are bunched, or clustered together in a large bright red ball of 30 or 40 'berries'.
		Pacific Dogwood is a beautiful tree and should be planted in an area of your yard to show off its incredible flowers, dark green leaves, and brilliant red fruits.
	www.oakpointnursery.com /pacific_dogwood.htm (341 words)

	Dogwood - MSN Encarta
		Dogwood, common name for a family of flowering plants distributed mainly in the temperate areas of the northern hemisphere, with a few species occurring in tropical South America and Africa.
		Dogwood flowers are small and are produced in branched terminal clusters that are sometimes surrounded by showy white bracts.
		The bunch berry is classified as Cornus canadensis, the pagoda dogwood as Cornus alternifolia, the flowering dogwood as Cornus florida, the Pacific dogwood as Cornus nuttalli, the Cornelian cherry as Cornus mas, the red-osier dogwood as Cornus stolonifera, the Japanese dogwood as Cornus kousa, and the blood-twig dogwood as Cornus sanguinea.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761563118 (475 words)

	Tree Book - Pacific dogwood
		Pacific dogwood leaves are dark green and turn orange in fall.
		Pacific dogwood is susceptible to a fungus, the dogwood leaf blotch, which disfigures leaves and causes shoots to die back.
		The Pacific dogwood blossom is the floral emblem of British Columbia.
	www.for.gov.bc.ca /hfd/library/documents/treebook/pacificdogwood.htm (315 words)

	Jack-O-Witch Dogwood Page
		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.
		What dogwoods will not tolerate are arid conditions so it's important to ensure that the soil is moist and that trees are not planted too close to the heat reflective walls of buildings.
	www.jackowitch.com /dogwood.html (2429 words)

	Picture Dogwood,Plants,Dogwood Tree Pictures,Catalog,Trees Encyclopedia
		Date : 8/1/2006 Time : 7:57:49 PM Dogwood is a genus, Cornus, of mostly small trees and shrubs in the dogwood family, Cornaceae.
		Several dogwoods are characterized by the presence of showy, petallike bracts (modified leaves) surrounding each cluster of tiny, inconspicuous flowers.
		Dogwoods vary from the bunchberry, or dwarf dogwood, C. canadensis--a herbaceous plant, with woody rootstock, which seldom exceeds 23 cm (9 in) in height--to the majestic 23-m (75-ft) Pacific dogwood, C. nuttallii.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/plantsindex.asp?counter=139 (198 words)

	Ledger-Dispatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Pacific dogwood is lighting up the canyons and draws now, in a brilliant display.
		The Pacific dogwood (cornus nuttalii) is not a prolific tree, but when it blooms in the spring - and sometimes in the fall - it’s hard to miss.
		Pacific dogwood typically grows to only 20 or 30 feet either individually or in small bunches.
	www.ledger-dispatch.com /printer/article.asp?c=158975 (360 words)

	Pacific Dogwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benthamidia nuttallii) is a species of dogwood native to western North America from lowlands of southern British Columbia to mountains of southern California.
		Cultivated examples are found as far north as the Queen Charlotte Islands.
		Like the related Flowering Dogwood, it is very susceptible to dogwood anthracnose, a disease caused by the fungus Discula destructiva.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_dogwood (203 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.
		Dogwood anthracnose, a fungal disease, has killed many wild woodland dogwoods since the 1980s.
		Dogwoods are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Cornales, family Cornaceae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/dogwood.html (256 words)

	Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest Cornus Nuttallii Pacific Dogwood Catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Pacific dogwood is a deciduous, and long-lived flowering tree that usually grows to heights of 20 to 30 feet in the garden, although it has been found to reach 65 feet in the most optimum of natural sites.
		Each bloom of the Pacific dogwood is actually comprised of a cluster of many, very small, greenish flowers surrounded by six creamy white petal-like bracts (the number of bracts may vary from four to seven).
		Pacific dogwoods are primarily found growing amongst a canopy of the following: Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), grand fir (Abies grandis), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla).
	www.nwplants.com /plants/trees/cornus/cornus_nuttallii (1673 words)

	Species: Cornus nuttallii
		Pacific dogwood is common in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) forests of southwestern British Columbia [78].
		Pacific dogwood in the Lochsa-Selway area of northern Idaho is found in the western red cedar-western hemlock vegetation zone [105].
		Pacific dogwood was heavily grazed by domestic sheep in areas of the Columbia National Forest that had burned 4 to 8 years earlier [70].
	www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/tree/cornut/all.html (7566 words)

	Pacific Dogwood
		The Pacific Dogwood is the floral emblem of British Columbia
		The fruit attracts the birds, the fruit and foliage are a magnet for bears and beavers while the twigs are food for deer
		The Pacific Dogwood is found on the southern coast of BC and in central and southern Vancouver Island
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/forest/dogwood.htm (175 words)

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		Dogwood is used extensively as a landscape plant both for its flowers and fall colors.
		In the late 1970s a disease, later named dogwood anthracnose, was reported in Oregon and Washington on Pacific flowering dogwood (left) and on flowering dogwood (right) in the northeastern U.S. In 1987 (Georgia) and 1989 (NC) the disease was reported in the Southern Appalachians and the Great Smoky Mountain National Forest.
		Dogwood anthracnose is caused by the fungus Discula destructiva Redlin.
	www.cals.ncsu.edu /course/pp318/profiles/dogwood/dogwood.htm (255 words)

	Dogwood
		One of the highlights of spring in western Washington is the flowering of the native Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii).
		During the past 15 years, Pacific dogwoods have been hard hit by an anthracnose disease that causes browning of the leaves, twig dieback, and, in severe cases, death of the tree.
		Another uncharacteristic dogwood is the redtwig or redosier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), a multi-stemmed shrub native to moist soils in both eastern and western Washington.
	gardening.wsu.edu /library/best010/best010.htm (413 words)

	dogwood
		Dogwoods are propagated by several methods, including by seed, bud grafting, rooting cuttings and to a lesser extent, tissue culture.
		The Diagnosis Dogwood Anthracnose Dogwood Anthracnose is a disease caused by a fungus.
		Once the fungus is on the dogwood tree, it releases a substance that breaks down the complex structure of dogwoods into something the fungus can absorb and use for growth, energy, and reproduction.
	www.whatwhatwhat.com /dogwood.htm (2712 words)

	The Weather Doctor Almanac 2002
		Dogwood Winter is suggested by some to be one of several weather singularities common to North America, such as Indian Summer and January Thaw, but in an opposite thermal direction.
		To remind all of the dogwood's suffering, he formed the tree's blossoms into a four-petaled cross with a central "crown of thorns" and petals stained with red.
		The Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) is a larger tree native to the Pacific Coast from southern British Columbia to California, preferring to grow in moist, well-drained soils at low elevations often near streams.
	www.islandnet.com /~see/weather/almanac/arc2002/alm02may.htm (1062 words)

	Cornus nuttallii - PACIFIC DOGWOOD - Rainyside.com
		Unfortunately, our native dogwoods are dying from dogwood anthracnose, a nonnative fungal disease caused by Discula spp, that slowly kills the tree, limb by limb.
		Pacific dogwood needs excellent drainage, deep, humus rich soil, not too much summer watering, little to no pruning and shade on its trunk to avoid sunscald.
		Besides growing in the Pacific Northwest, Pacific dogwood is found in the mountains near San Diego and Los Angeles, and a small population grows in Northern Idaho where it is threatened.
	www.rainyside.com /features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Cornus_nuttallii.html (711 words)

	classification
		Dogwoods are deciduous ornamental trees that grow from 15 to 40 feet and are generally wider than they are tall.
		Dogwoods usually grow from 6 to 8 feet to 12 to 15 feet with an equal spread in about five years.
		Nearly all dogwoods flower briefly in early spring, and the blooms of the Cornelian cherry are especially prized.
	www.blountweb.com /dogwoodtrees/classification.htm (405 words)

	Pacific Dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Pacific Dogwood prefers moist, but well-drained soils at low elevations (to 450 meters or 1500 feet) and usually grows near streams.
		The bark of the Dogwood tree is smooth and dark brown.
		The leaf veins curve parallel to the leaf edge, typical of members of the dogwood family.
	www.naturepark.com /dogwood.htm (456 words)

	The National Arbor Day Foundation
		The dogwood is also distinguished by its broad natural range, and by being as at home in a natural forest as it is in the home landscape.
		The Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) is native to the mountains that run from the Northwest through southern California and is distinguished by usually having six bracts instead of the more common four to its blossoms.
		Also unusual is the occasional second blossom the Pacific dogwood produces in the fall, adding to the tree's spectacular gift of color.
	www.arborday.org /programs/NationalTree/dogwood.cfm (447 words)

	Pacific Willow
		The Pacific Willow is also known as Western Black Willow, Black Willow, Yellow Willow, Waxy or Western Shining Willow
		Pacific Willow bark is rich in tannins and salicin (a substance similar to aspirin)
		Pacific Willow grow throughout the lower half of the province
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/forest/pacwillow.htm (169 words)

	UT researchers are barking up the dogwood tree! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Although the dogwood is not Tennessee's state tree, it still plays a very important role.
		The actual blossoms that produce dogwood seeds are a crown of greenish-yellow florets in the center of the bracts.
		The flowering dogwood C florida has a natural range from Ontario to Mexico, east to Florida and north to Massachusetts.
	pr.utk.edu /ut2kids/dogwood (415 words)

	dogwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Dogwood in its natural habitat adds to the spring and fall seasons and its fruit is utilized by a variety of wildlife, including several species of birds, squirrels, deer and bear.
		The green on the map indicates the range of Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), the blue indicates the natural range of flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
		Distribution of Dogwood Anthracnose in the southeastern U.S. Areas marked in blue on the map represent counties which reported Dogwood anthracnose prior to 1998.
	www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050 /course/pp318/profiles/dogwood/dogwood.html (303 words)

	Dogwood anthracnose - UBC Botanical Garden Forums
		I have a native Dogwood tree that is suffering from Dogwood anthracnose.
		Luckily, the pathogen that causes dogwood anthracnose does not appear to be so virulent in the Pacific Northwest that native trees here cannot recover.
		Stressors for Cornus nuttallii (Pacific dogwood) would include compacted soil, poor drainage, full exposure with overly dry soil (C. nuttallii is adapted to a summer drought regime, but let's be reasonable!) and wet soil in summer (e.g., irrigated soil -- see previous comment).
	www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org /forums/showthread.php?t=756 (724 words)

	Flowering Dogwood
		Cornus stricta bluefruit dogwood, stiffcornel, stiffcornel dogwood, swamp dogwood
		The Tree: Flowering dogwood is well known for its white flower clusters with large white bracts opening in the spring.
		General Wood Characteristics: The sapwood of dogwood is wide and creamy in color, while the heartwood is reddish brown to brown, sometimes streaked in white.
	www.windsorplywood.com /nam_hardwoods/flowering_dogwood.html (549 words)

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