Grey Twig Dogwood Bush

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Grey twig dogwood bush

Gray dogwood is a native plant that is not considered invasive in any part of the u s. The twigs are grey rather than brown and a lovely contrast to the new growth which begins as red. Cornus racemosa lam gray dogwood is a thickly branched slow growing dogwood seldom more than 6 feet high at maturity.

As its name indicates gray dogwood has gray bark and its leaves have 3 or 4 veins per side. Gray dogwood is a very adaptable native shrub that is excellent for naturalizing especially in difficult sites such as pond and stream banks. Each berry on the grey twig is held by a red stem which continues to shine during the winter months after the fruit falls.

The dark green leaves are lance shaped. Its flowers which bloom in june or july are white and loosely clustered and its white fruit which appears in september and october is set off by bright red fruit stalks. A broadleaf deciduous flowering shrub.

Its flowers leaves and fruit may appear similar to red osier dogwood cornus sericea but the bark of that species at least in part is a deep red year round and leaves have 5 or 6 veins per side. White flowers appear in late spring leading to white berries in summer they are edible to birds but should not be eaten by humans. Use a few of these for those locations in your yard where you d like something pretty but have problematic soils or conditions.

It forms a dense thicket providing cover and nesting sites for wildlife. Also known as northern swamp dogwood gray dogwood is a deciduous shrub that forms thickets as the underground rhizomes spread. Over time the shrub forms a thicket unless it s thinned from time to time.

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