Wednesday, 7:30 AM. 51 degrees, wind WSW, light. The sky is mostly overcast with dark rain cloUds, the channel is dark and wrinkled, and the barometer predicts rain. It is an iffy day.
There are many native dogwoods, the most well known being the flowering dogwood of the east and south, Corns florida, known for its beautiful white blossoms, red berries and orange fall foliage. Unfortunately there has been a great decline of these magnificent trees in the last twenty-five years due to a rogue fungus disease.
The dogwood pictured, Corns alternifolia, is native to the Northeast and Midwest and is also very beautiful. It is called pagoda dogwood because its alternate branching habit renders it rather oriental in appearance. Its blooms are prominent, greenish white to white, and it has attractive berries and fall color. Unfortunately it also suffers from a fungus disease that makes it rather undependable in the landscape. In native landscapes it can take over large tracts of under story and be truly impressive.
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