General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Edible Parts: Fruit
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Creek Dogwood
  • Western Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus sericea subsp. occidentalis
  • Synonym: Cornus occidentalis

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Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2011-03-03
Location: Palomar Mountain State Park, California
Date: 2012-06-16
Location: Cuyamaca State Park 
Date: 2018-05-04

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