Pacific Dogwood, Cornus nuttallii - Native Plants PNW
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.
Cornus nuttallii - Wikipedia
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]
Pacific Dogwood - US Forest Service
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.
Cornus nuttallii (Pacific Dogwood) - Gardenia
Pacific Dogwood is the western version of Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) native to eastern North America. Long-lived and easy to grow, Pacific Dogwood is a magnificent landscape tree many gardeners consider one of the most handsome native ornamental trees on …
Pacific Dogwood - Cornus nuttallii - PNW Plants
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 …
Cornus nuttalli, Pacific Dogwood - Woodbrook Native Plant …
It does best in wooded, well drained settings. It tolerates some shade and is a good wildlife plant – Woodpeckers like the leathery berries. It grows to about 20-60 ft. tall and 10-20 ft. wide. Likes moist, well drained soils.
Cornus nuttallii | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University
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 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.
Pacific Dogwood - Calscape
Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) is a species of dogwood native to western North America from lowlands of southern British Columbia to mountains of southern California. An inland population occurs in central Idaho. Cultivated examples are found as …
The Best Dogwood Varieties to Grow in Oregon - PlantNative.org
Also known as the Pacific Dogwood, the mountain dogwood is able to withstand dry conditions and areas with a lot of shade. Sometimes, it will be confused for a flowering dogwood. The difference though, is that the mountain dogwood blooms are larger in size with the foliage color ranging from yellow to red.