Cornus Alba - Dogwood

Cornus Alba - Dogwood

I found this dogwood in the Longford park. Cornus alba is a deciduous shrub and (in the best growing conditions) can grow up to 3 meters tall, it has a round crown and its stems dissipate from the ground, its a seasonal plant; the stems turn different colours in the year, in the winter they turn red and in the spring they turn green.

 Each leaf are simple entire leaves.

Stems turn red in the winter. Has two lateral buds that grow just above the leaf

Cornus alba has pinnate leaves; up to 5-10 on each stem.

Dogwood is known as a surculose plant which means that it can use the structure of another plant to help it stabilise it when its growing, thats why it has these shoots that grow off the stems to cling onto other branches or twigs.