Brown Dogwood
Cornus glabrata
Cornaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Mnts., Southern OR to Southern CA
Location
Palmer-Kinne Dogwood Collection
Source of plant
Mary Hirshfeld, Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
Shrub to 20' in height with glabrous, sometimes pendulous branches; pith wite. Leaves lanceolate toelliptic, to 2" long, gray-green with 3-4 pairs of lateral leaves. Cymes to 1 3/4" across, fruit white orbluish. Late spring blooming.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
fruiting characteristics