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Flowering Dogwood
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Small tree reaching 5 to 10 meters high and 15 to
30 centimeters in diameter. Very shade tolerant; slow-growing; very
long-lived. Reproduces vegetatively by layering of stems.
BUDS: Terminal bud narrow, acute, with 1 pair of bud scales and somewhat downy; lateral buds small, appressed. TWIGS: Thin, green becoming light brown; whitish hairs. BARK: "Alligator bark"; thin, reddish brown, separating into blocky plate-like scales. HABITAT: Typical understory species; very wide site tolerances though intolerant of consistently high water table.
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