Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Alternateleaf Dogwood ...
The alternate-leaf dogwood is an excellent native plant with four-season interest. Consider this shrub for your home garden as a specimen plant, shrub border, or in naturalized areas. It does not do well in zones higher than 7 and prefers cool summer climates.
Cornus alternifolia - Wikipedia
Cornus alternifolia is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae, native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to southern Manitoba and Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and Mississippi.
ALTERNATE-LEAF DOGWOOD - CORNUS ALTERNIFOLIA | The …
Alternate leaf dogwood is also known as pagoda dogwood for its tiered horizontal branching. Its green, red, or purple branches form a distinctive flat-topped crown accompanied by a spreading horizontal branch architecture.
12 Popular Dogwood Trees and Shrubs - The Spruce
Oct 10, 2024 · Also known as alternate-leaf dogwood, this plant is one of the very few dogwoods whose leaves are arranged alternately rather than in opposite positions on the stems. This is generally a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, though it …
Cornus alternifolia - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Elliptic-ovate, medium green leaves (to 3-5” long) turn reddish-purple often tinted yellow or green in fall. Although the leaves of most species of dogwood are opposite, those of pagoda dogwood are alternate, hence the specific epithet and often used common name of alternate-leaf dogwood.
Alternate-Leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) - Illinois …
This is the only Cornus sp. (Dogwood) in Illinois that has alternate leaves; others species in this genus have opposite leaves. Alternate-Leaved Dogwood has 5-6 conspicuous lateral veins on each side of the central vein of a leaf; the leaves of other Dogwood species usually have fewer lateral veins that are less conspicuous.
Alternate-leaf dogwood - Ontario.ca
Alternate-leaf dogwood is a common understory or forest-edge species throughout Southern Ontario and in parts of Central Ontario. Isolated populations occur near Thunder Bay and Lake of the Woods. What to know to grow alternate-leaf dogwood. Moisture: prefers evenly moist soils. Shade: prefers partial shade to full sun with plenty of moisture.
Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood) - Gardenia
A spectacular specimen tree in the landscape, Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood) is a small deciduous tree or large, multi-stemmed shrub with beautifully layered horizontal branches. The young stems are deep purplish brown and bear alternate, ovate, dark green leaves up to 5 …
Alternate-Leaved Dogwood - Missouri Department of Conservation
Dogwoods usually have leaves arranged opposite one another on the stem, except for the alternate-leaved dogwood! This shrub or small tree is a popular ornamental, especially in the northern parts of Missouri, where it can be too cold to grow flowering dogwood.
Alternate-leaved Dogwood - Song of the Woods
Jan 7, 2022 · Alternate-leaved dogwood (cornus alternifolia) is common in central Ontario, especially around forest edges. Its relation red osier dogwood (cornus stolonifera) is also common. Round leaved dogwood (cornus rugosa) is …