Clemson Extension notes that the flowering dogwood tree “is the species most people think of when the word dogwood is mentioned.” In other words, it is top dog! Flowering dogwood characteristics ...

As part of the Cornaceae family, which includes 10 genera and 90 species of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, flowering dogwood is a small understory tree that can have singular or multiple trunks ...

Efforts to conserve the flowering dogwood are crucial, as the species faces certain threats that can affect its long-term survival. Diseases like dogwood anthracnose have impacted dogwood ...