Cornus florida is a small tree that is used in landscaping because of its conspicuous white flowers. Its leaves are oval shaped with curved leaf veins. Mature flowering dogwood bark looks like thick blocky plates. In spring, four white bracts appear surronding small green compound flowers. Recently, a disease called dogwood anthracnose has been killing some of these beautiful trees.

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Cornus florida is a small tree that is used in landscaping because of its conspicuous white flowers.

The leaves are oval shaped with curved leaf veins.

In spring, four white bracts appear surronding small green compound flowers.

Mature bark looks like thick blocky plates.