Tall, flowering, Pacific Dogwood trees are most glorious when they are pressed up against the edge of a Douglas Fir forest. This tree’s beauty continues into other seasons with red berries, pinkish fall foliage, and an attractive branching pattern.

Pacific dogwood is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 meters tall (66 feet) with a smooth dark bark. Leaves are oval, pointed at the tip, 4-10 cm (1.6-3.9 inches) long, deep green in color, and have parallel veins.

Northwest native plant enthusiasts enjoy the beautiful spring bloom of the Pacific Dogwood but not the leaf disease which leads to browning and shedding. This Northwest native deciduous tree can grow to a mature height and width of over 50 feet. It …

If you are having trouble distinguishing Cornus nuttallii, Pacific Dogwood, from Cornus florida, Flowering Dogwood, you are in good company. David Douglas, the famous Scottish plant explorer, was the first botanist to observe the Pacific Dogwood but he mistook it for the Flowering Dogwood and did not send seeds back to England (Peattie, 1953).

A shade-tolerant large shrub or small deciduous tree, growing to 30 feet. Orange or red berries replace the dogwood flowers, providing food for birds and other animals during fall and winter. The leaves are oval in shape with veins that follow the …

A species of dogwood native to western North America, Pacific Dogwood leaves are simple, opposite, and oval in shape, with veins that curve to follow the outline of the leaf.

Cornus nuttallii, the Pacific dogwood, [1] [2] western dogwood, [3] or mountain dogwood, [2] is a species of dogwood tree native to western North America. The tree's name used by Hul'q'umi'num'-speaking nations is Kwi’txulhp. [4]

Jul 17, 2024 · The Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), also called California dogwood tree, Western dogwood and mountain dogwood is a species of dogwood tree native to western North America often grown as an ornamental tree in coastal regions west of the Cascades.

The Pacific dogwood is a small deciduous tree, native to regions from British Columbia to southern California. It has medium-green leaves that turn red in the fall. Tiny purplish-green flowers surrounded by showy white, or lightly pink-tinged bracts appear in late spring.

Pacific dogwood is a deciduous, broadleaved tree growing up to 25 m tall. It occurs most frequently on soils of medium nutrient and moisture levels. It grows scattered in early and intermediate successional stages in mixtures with softwoods or hardwoods.