{"id":19642,"date":"2022-07-07T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=19642"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:33:14","slug":"intro-to-trees-of-indiana-flowering-dogwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/intro-to-trees-of-indiana-flowering-dogwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Trees of Indiana: Flowering Dogwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The classic and trusted book &#8220;Fifty Common Trees of Indiana&#8221; by T.E. 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The field guide helps identify common Indiana woodlot trees.<\/p>\n<p>Each week, the Intro to\u00a0Trees of Indiana web\u00a0series will offer a sneak peek at one species from the book, paired with an\u00a0ID That Tree video from Purdue Extension forester\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/fnr\/directory.html#\/lfarlee\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>\u00a0to help visualize each species as it stands in the woods.\u00a0Threats to species\u00a0health\u00a0as well as\u00a0also\u00a0insight into the wood provided by the species, will be provided\u00a0through additional resources as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/collections\/50620bba3e9b4bbe83f3106dfc03285d\">Hardwoods of the Central Midwest<\/a>\u00a0exhibit of the Purdue Arboretum, if available.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we introduce the flowering dogwood or <em>Cornus florida<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This small native Indiana tree has beautiful white blossoms in the spring, and red to maroon foliage in the fall. It has opposite leaf arrangement with simple leaves featuring a venation pattern that sees the veins angle and sweep along the edges of the leaf and curve to the tip. The bark is a rough alligator hide texture that ranges from light to medium gray.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree: Flowering Dogwood\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsDwQB-AElg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree Spring Bloom Edition: Flowering Dogwood\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1AoIYUzigM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The showy white flowers, which appear in April or May, are followed by berry-like fruit clusters that are green at first, later turning red.<\/p>\n<p>Flowering dogwood is the largest dogwood in the state of Indiana. It is shade tolerant, but it prefers good soil drainage and protection from the wind.<\/p>\n<p>Flowering dogwood is a great alternative to the invasive callery pear.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/mortonarb.org\/plant-and-protect\/trees-and-plants\/flowering-dogwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morton Arboretum<\/a>, the flowering dogwood grows to 20 to 40 feet tall.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/dogwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wood Database<\/a>, flowering dogwood is commonly used in golf club heads, textile shuttles, bows for archery, mallets, pulleys and turned objects.<\/p>\n<p>For full article with additional photos view: <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/news\/department\/forestry-and-natural-resources\/2022\/06\/intro-to-trees-of-indiana-northern-catalpa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro to Trees of Indiana: Northern catalpa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfw.edu\/native-trees\/flowering-dogwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flowering Dogwood<\/a>, Native Trees of Indiana River Walk, Purdue Fort Wayne<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/fnr\/fifty-tree-library\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fifty Common Trees of Indiana<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=4-H-15-80A&amp;_ga=2.173380195.1310767771.1696020501-643027641.1696019955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Introduction to Trees of Indiana<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557535726\/\">Native Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension&#8217;s resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781612491448\/\">Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-482-W\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-IDNR-414\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel-playlist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\">Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel-playlist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/fnr\/Pages\/Profile.aspx?strAlias=wbroker1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wendy Mayer<\/a>, FNR Communications Coordinator<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The classic and trusted book &#8220;Fifty Common Trees of Indiana&#8221; by T.E. 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