No spring-blooming tree is more beloved in the Northeast than the dogwood and few suburban neighborhoods in New Jersey are without its frothy clouds of white and pink. Native dogwoods are not without ...

In the late summer, the tree produces large unusual fruit. Photos by Darrell Blackwelder Our native flowering dogwood blooms are gone, however there is another interesting dogwood now in full bloom.

Dogwoods are flowering all over the community now, often providing a solid white canvas for brilliant reds, pinks, and purples of azaleas to be painted on in an eye-popping blast of spring color. A ...

The genus Cornus (the Latin name we assign to Dogwoods), is comprised of many different species that are common to Northwest gardens. Starting in late March, our native dogwood tree, Cornus nutallii, ...

Q: I recently removed a dead Yoshino cherry tree. I am looking to replace it with a native tree. What do you recommend? Peggy Nordstrom, email A: I love kousa dogwoods, Cornus kousa, which are ...

A PLANT FOR ANY GARDENER: Dogwoods are low-maintenance plants that don’t require much care once they’re established. (National Garden Bureau) Growing tips for shrub dogwoods: The straight species are ...