Stonehenge


Cornus florida -White

Dogwood - Native white

                                     ID#  372

 
 
 

Additional Information:  Provided by Landscaping co. Turfscape (Mike Leeper)

 
  Stonehenge
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 15-30 ft x 15-30 ft PLANT TYPE: deciduous GROWTH RATE: medium TEXTURE: fmedium LIGHT: Full sun to part shade WATER: moist, to dry. SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Eastern NC. BLOOMS: The true dogwood flowers are actually tiny, yellowish green and insignificant, being compacted into button-like clusters. However, each flower cluster is surrounded by four showy, white, petal-like bracts which open flat, giving the appearance of a single, large, 3-4” diameter, 4-petaled, white flower. FRUIT AND SEED: Fruits mature in late summer to early fall and may persist until late in the year. KEY FEATURES: Spring beauty.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge Plant about 6 ft tall at planting. - Flowers early Spring. Few other trees are scatter around the wooded area of the property. Plans to add some more fall 2014.

Commonly known as flowering dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that typically grows 15-30’ tall with a low-branching, broadly-pyramidal but somewhat flat-topped habit. It arguably may be the most beautiful of the native American flowering treesIt blooms in early spring (April) shortly after, but usually overlapping, the bloom period of the redbuds Oval, dark green leaves (3-6” long) turn attractive shades of red in fall.

Bright red fruits are bitter and inedible to humans (some authors say poisonous) but are loved by birds.

June 2014

Waiting for more photos.

April, 2014