Friday, 2 November 2012

Cornus alba;' Dogwood'





Dogwood grows to about 2.5 meters tall, being a upright shrub which grows into a large colony of stems of suckering deciduous shrub.

In winter the stems turn a striking red colour (during the growing season the stems are green)
The dog wood is tolerant to many growing conditions and can grow in wet or dry, alkali or acid soils happily.

 The dog wood optimum light conditions are full sun to partial sun and doesn’t grow well in dark areas.

Leaf shape ovate to elliptic about 10 cm long and about 4 cm wide.


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