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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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White Flowering Dogwood
(Cornus florida)
Donated by
KC President and Board of Trustees
Tree Map Location: #
108
In Memory of Sue Hawley
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Leaf:
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Opposite, simple, 3 to 5 inches long, oval in shape with an entire or slightly wavy margin, arcuately veined, green above and slightly paler below.
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Flower:
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Monoecious; very small and inconspicuous tight cluster, but surrounded by 4 very showy, large, white (occasionally pink) bracts, 2 inches in diameter, appearing in mid-spring.
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Fruit:
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A shiny, oval red drupe, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, in clusters of 3 to 5, maturing in fall.
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Twig:
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Slender, green or purple (purple on sunlit side), later turning gray, often with a glaucous bloom. The terminal flower buds are clove-shaped, vegetative buds resemble a dull cat claw.
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Bark:
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Gray and smooth when young, turning very scaly to finely blocky.
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Form:
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A small tree with a short trunk that branches low, producing a slightly rounded to flat-topped crown. Branches are opposite, and assume a "candelabra" appearance.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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