While as many as 60 species of trees and shrubs are in the genus Cornus, the most common locally are our native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) and the nonnative kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa).

I was part of a group touring a garden in Connecticut, and we were gathered round a handsome kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) in full bloom. Various members of the group commented that similar trees in ...

But more than any other tree, for us they herald spring. Flowering dogwoods make an impact in your yard all year long, from ...

Around 35 years ago, UT professor emeritus Mark Windham traveled to Camp David. What he found there changed the trajectory of the dogwood tree. Along with Robert Trigiano, Effin Graham and Willard ...

When Native Americans saw the dogwoods blooming, they knew it was time to plant their crops. Among the many dogwood species, there are two categories: shrubs and trees. Some of the common trees ...