Cornus Species, Alternate-Leaf Dogwood, Green Osier, Pagoda Dogwood

This tree's strongest ornamental feature is its layered horizontal branching pattern, which accounts for the common name "pagoda dogwood"...Read More.

Unfortunately, as has been known for over a century, this species is highly susceptible to Cryptodiaporthe canker. Trees routinely succumb to the disease before attaining a trunk diameter of 4".

It is a high quality, neat, clean shrubby tree with handsome foliage, good red fall color, purplish smooth twigs, plus branches, in a wis...Read Morehbone and roller coaster formation, nice white fuzzy flower clusters in May, and bears black fruit relished by birds. I see it growing wild in some spots in the forest of southeastern PA. Sold by most regular nurseries and native plant nurseries. Needs room to branch out in a wide way, like about 20 ft or more. Makes a fantastic specimen by itself. grows about 1 ft/yr and lives 100 to 150 yrs in nature. Should be used more.

Beautiful tree with such delicate-looking, arching branches. Native in my state of Indiana. This tree grows for me in what is almost fu...Read Morell shade.

Pagoda Dogwood is also know as Green Osier and Alternate-Leaved Dogwood. A must have in any wildlife garden. Squirrels love to feed on its fruits and at least 11 species of birds including ruffed grouse eat it. The leaves and stems are eaten by white-tailed deer, cottontail rabbits, and beavers.

These little trees starting popping up in our wooded property after most of the Cornus florida were wiped out by anthracnose. The flower...Read Mores are dainty and quite pretty, although not as showy as the flowering dogwood were. The blue berries are also lovely, at least until the birds find them. These trees are quite forgiving, very easy to transplant when small, and seem to thrive on neglect.