The Spring Flowering Dogwood's leaves are bronze-green to yellow-green as they unfold, then turn dark green in summer. The leaves of Spring Flowering are 3 to 6 inches long and oval. The Spring Flowering Dogwood's leaves are arranged opposite on its branches, and they are simple. The fruit of flowering dogwood is poisonous to humans. The eastern chipmunk, white-footed mouse, gray fox, gray squirrel, black bear, beaver, white-tailed deer, and skunk readily consume flowering dogwood seeds as well. Many bird types, including songbirds, forest edge species, and upland game birds (e.g., wild turkey), consume the seeds. Flowering dogwood is a valuable food plant for wildlife because high calcium and fat contents make it palatable. The fruit is a glossy red drupe that ripens from September to October. Blossoms are effective for 10 to 14 days in April or early May. The four together are 3 to 4 inches across. The bracts are white and about 2 inches long and are effective for ten days to two weeks in April or early May. The true flower is greenish-yellow and insignificant. The showy part of the dogwood flower is not the flower at all but the bracts. The true flowers of the Spring Flowering Dogwood are greenish-yellow and insignificant the four bracts are showy. This tree should be placed in the landscape where it receives partial shade but will tolerate full sun site if the soils are deep and rich. Spring Flowering Dogwood will eventually get 30 to 40 feet tall with a greater spread.įlowering dogwood is an essential understory species in the eastern deciduous and southern coniferous forests. It usually has a flat-topped crown and is more extensive than high when mature. The Spring Flowering Dogwoods' growth habit is Shrub-like or a small tree with low branches. The native habitat of Spring Flowering Dogwood is Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, Mexico, and Ontario. It has lovely flowers in spring, attractive foliage in summer and fall, colorful fruit in fall, and an exciting growth habit that provides winter interest. The Spring Flowering Dogwood is a beautiful native tree with a four-season appeal. This Tree-Of-The-Month is commonly known as the Spring Flowering Dogwoods ( Cornus florida).
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