Pacific dogwood - Cornus nuttallii
Plant type: small tree
Mature height: 40ft
10 yr height: 20 ft, 10 yr width: 10ft
Growth rate: medium
Features: large white blossoms (though not actually flower petals - bracts!) in spring that turn to hard, red fruits in the fall. Gorgeous fall leaf color!
PPL: yes
Light - full to part shade
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefit: bird favorite (for the fruit) - grosbeaks, cedar waxwings, and woodpeckers (including pileated and flickers!). Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
Plant type: small tree
Mature height: 40ft
10 yr height: 20 ft, 10 yr width: 10ft
Growth rate: medium
Features: large white blossoms (though not actually flower petals - bracts!) in spring that turn to hard, red fruits in the fall. Gorgeous fall leaf color!
PPL: yes
Light - full to part shade
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefit: bird favorite (for the fruit) - grosbeaks, cedar waxwings, and woodpeckers (including pileated and flickers!). Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
Plant type: small tree
Mature height: 40ft
10 yr height: 20 ft, 10 yr width: 10ft
Growth rate: medium
Features: large white blossoms (though not actually flower petals - bracts!) in spring that turn to hard, red fruits in the fall. Gorgeous fall leaf color!
PPL: yes
Light - full to part shade
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefit: bird favorite (for the fruit) - grosbeaks, cedar waxwings, and woodpeckers (including pileated and flickers!). Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species!
