White Dogwood Tree Facts

The flowering dogwood is a showy deciduous tree that is well known and widely planted throughout america.

White dogwood tree facts. It is the state tree of virginia and state flower of north. The state tree of virginia the flowering dogwood has conspicuous white to light yellow flowers that offer magnificent blooms in spring. Other species can be quite different. Dogwood is a standard tree in many gardens where it is used by the patio for light shade in the shrub border to add spring and fall color or as a specimen in the lawn or groundcover bed.

It can be grown in sun or shade but shaded trees will be less dense grow more quickly and taller have poor fall color and less flowers. It s scientific name is cornus florida. Specifically dogwood roots provide red black and yellow dyes. Additional colors can be created by mixing dogwood root with other plants that provide dyes.

There are several species of dogwood the roots of which provide different color dyes. It prefers moist conditions. For example the blackfruit cornel native to california has small yellow green blooms and a fruit which turns black when ripe thus the name. The white dogwood is very versatile growing in acidic loamy moist rich sandy well drained and clay soils.

One of the most interesting dogwood tree facts is that their roots are used to make dyes.