Flower Notes:
Yellow; white (True flowers are small and inconspicuous, yellow to greenish yellow; Showy white bracts form square flower-like structures; late spring, after the foliage)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Red (Scarlet or deep red fall foliage)
Stem Notes:
Slender, light tan with tinges of purple and green, essentially glabrous
Fruit Notes:
Red (Edible (can be a bit mealy), pinkish-red aggregate fruits (1-1.5" dia.) somewhat resemble large raspberries; attractive to birds; late summer)
Soil Notes:
Best in acidic, well-drained soil
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves ( 2-4" long by 0.75"-1.75" wide) are simple, opposite, ovate, with a drawn out tip, and pubescence usually present in axils of veins. Dogwood veins sweep toward, but never contact, the leaf margin. Flower buds at end of stems are fattened and globose with two bud scales that form a sharp point (smaller than in C. florida). Bicolored, mottled bark on many specimens with age.
