We have several very old dogwood trees growing in our woods, with two of them close to our house. They have grown and stretched to reach the light beyond the fir and cedar trees. Evergreens grow at a more rapid rate and tower over the beautiful dogwood. Right now we can walk through the woods and find every dogwood that grows within our boundaries. After the flowers fade, the trees easily blend in to the landscape, and aren't so easily seen. 
The dogwood flower can have from four to eight petals. I climbed to a very high place to get these pictures and was surprised to see the four, five and six petal flowers. Each one was different and growing on the same branch.
Pure beauty is seen by looking into the face of a wild dogwood blossom! Do you know why a dogwood tree is called "dogwood?" It is said that the bark was used as medicine to cure mange on dogs. I couldn't verify this as a fact but found the information on Yedda.com.
7 comments:
that is so pretty
now i wonder about the name too
I have never heard of yedda.com
will have to try it
It has been raining and pouring here...so getting so green
I love the dogwoods! Many years ago, I happened to be in Tennessee during 'Dogwood Days' in April. Do you remember the dogwood tree in my garden in Oregon?
Your pictures of this splendid tree are magnificant. So pure and pristene.
I am sitting on our deck taking in the majestic sight of the Pacific Ocean right now.....another magical sight.
Beautiful Flower! I love Dogwoods. So...I'm thinking I need to plant a lilac and dogwood in my yard!! Have a great weekend...
I thought they always had 4 petals, so this is news to me. I have wanted a tri-colored dogwood for a long time.
I wonder if we have dogwood trees here, i am not sure. But I do know you have the one of the flowers I posted, a red lily like..and I haven't a clue what's it called except I've seen you posted in your blog before.
Oooo... sooo LOVELY! I just love dogwoods... We don't have them here, so I miss them from back home very much in the spring. I didn't know that that is how its name came to be... wow! Happy Days, Julene :o) ((HUGS))
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