Cornus nuttalli (Pacific Dogwood) Size:3" x 9" SE Sun needs: part to full

Sun needs: part to full shade

Fruit is small

Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

Small sharp shoots

Cornus nuttalli (Pacific Dogwood) Size:3" x 9" SE Sun needs: part to fullPlant Description: A deciduous, multi branched tree with a rounded crown. The reddish brown to black bark is smooth becoming scale like with age. The dark green, oval leaves are tapered at the base, sharp pointed with prominent veins and slightly wavy margins. Leaves turn pinkish red in autumn. Inflorescence is a small, spherical, dense cluster of 30 40 greenish white flowers, subtended by 4 6 white petal like bracts, appearing to be one large showy