There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering. I can happily report ...

While I was guiding a group of first- and second-graders through a public garden, a little girl in the back of the pack began to frantically wave her hands in the air. “Hey mister,” she loudly shouted ...

Few spring scenes are as spectacular as the annual display provided by dogwood trees in the Ozark woodlands. Inconspicuous for most of the year, these diminutive denizens of our forests outdo their ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The flowering dogwood tree celebrates its 70th birthday as the Missouri state tree in 2025. There is no better place to celebrate than Missouri’s Ozark woodlands from mid-April to ...

It’s not hard to see why flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida) are classed as one of America’s most breathtaking native trees. These gorgeous flowering trees dazzle admirers with their lovely white, ...