Dogwood Flower

The Dogwood Tree is a flowering plant that is within the family Cornaceae, and goes by the scientific name Cornus florida. This tree is native to Northern Mexico as well as Eastern North America and is the state flower in North Carolina, Virginia, and Missouri. There are many different ideas for the reason why the Dogwood Tree is so called that range from the branches sounding like dogs barking when the branches knock together in the wind. To it being used in many skin conditions such as mange. In Europe the Dogwood tree wood is used for arrows and rackets. While it is used by the Native Americans for toothbrushes, daggers, and like the Europeans, arrows. while the Dogwood tree berries was often used in religious ceremonies, the sap of the plant is toxic and is even sometimes used in poison. The use of the Dogwood trees started around the 1730's due to compact size. As well as to its blooms that appeared in pink, white, and red. Dogwood trees prefer partial shade and while being able to tolerate the full sun, actually prefer the dappled shade during the day. This makes this plant a very uncompetive light competitor. When in the wild they prefer the shaded hardwood forests, and will adapt to whatever type of soil is found there, even if it is sandy or heavy in clay. The dogwood tree does however also prefer slightly acidic ground, and while being drought tolerant, do prefer a moist soil. As a whole the Dogwood tree is very uncompetitive for where it must live, but makes up for it by having many different types of adaptations in order to survive in may different types of situations.

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