Cornus racemosa

red-panicled dogwood, gray dogwood

Photograph(s) by*: UWI KJS, UWI KJS

Characteristics

Height: 6-12'
Spread: 6-12'
Flowers: May-Jun.; white
Fruit: Aug.-Sept.; white, red stems; berry
Fall color: purple

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 6.1-8.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy

Habitat

open wooded floodplains, forested wetlands, shrub swamps, stream borders, rocky woods or ledges, fencerows

Native to

Region: Piedmont Mountain *
States:

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

tolerates a variety of conditions; berries are food for many songbirds and small mammals

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/6579.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004