Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry to the giant dogwood, which can reach 60 feet.

Last year, I came upon the most beautiful kousa dogwood in full bloom. I muttered to myself that if everyone could see it they would know why I put it high on my list.While I am partial to the ...

Spring finds Kousa dogwood at its most dramatically beautiful. It is then that the large, white blossoms — each up to 4 inches across — unfold in profusion from branches at the top of the tree ...

Kousa dogwood fruit. Dogwood trees are well noted for their seasonal display of showy spring blooms and fall leaf color. ... There are over 45 types of dogwoods with only a few producing fruits.

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I would like to plant a tree or shrub in our front yard as a focal point. I was thinking of a small flowering tree like a dogwood. I know they can be a little ...

Walter Reeves answers Atlanta-area lawn and garden questions, including good options for a native tree, and how to deal with camellias that might have a virus.

Another difference: Flowering dogwood does not handle drought as well as kousa dogwood and this summer saw drought-like conditions. Generally speaking, new trees and shrubs should be watered ...

Kousa Dogwood or Chinese dogwood. Cornus kousa has been in the garden trade for a long time. The small deciduous tree blooms after the foliage comes on, as opposed to our native dogwood which ...

Then the end of April rolled around.Suddenly, the dark, rough-barked branches of the 12-foot trees burst into abundant bloom. The effect was marvelous, like pink and white […] Skip to content ...

Dogwood, aka the “Prince of Spring,” has long been the best-selling spring flowering tree. Most of the dogwoods sold are hybrid varieties (cultivars) of our native American dogwood, Cornus ...

Q. The dogwood tree I planted on the east side of the house early this summer did well for a while. Then it looked as if it needed water. I soaked it well and nothing happened. I was told at ...