Dogwood
Cornus drummondii
Cornaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Southern Ontario, West to KS and NE, South to MS, LA and TX
Location
Palmer-Kinne Dogwood Collection
Source of plant
University of Guelph Arboretum, Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
Upright shrub reaching 6 m in height. Branches rough hairy, pith brown, narrow. Leaves oval-elliptic,acuminate, 4 cm to 10 cm long, rough above, densely gray tomentose beneath. Flowers yellowish-white in loose cymes to 8 cm wide, borne in June and July. Fruits white, globose, 5 mm to 6 mm across; seedglobose. Has only slight garden merit.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5