From a distance Bradford pears and dogwoods look similar, but these trees have distinct traits that can help you distinguish ...

the most common locally are our native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) and the nonnative kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa). Both are known for their stunning flowers, showy berries and fall foliage ...

It’s not hard to see why flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida) are classed as one of America’s most breathtaking native ...

Few spring scenes are as spectacular as the annual display provided by dogwood trees in the Ozark woodlands. Inconspicuous for most of the year, these diminutive denizens of our forests outdo their ...

There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering.