Common name: RED-OSIER DOGWOOD
Shade tolerant; provides cover and food for wildlife and birds.
Latin name: Cornus stolonifera Michx
Type of tree: broadleaf (native shrub)
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Bark (colour and texture): smooth bright reddish twigs and branchlets; very conspicuous in winter
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Leaves (shape, size, etc.): light green; oval; smooth; veins strongly tend to follow margins toward leaf tip; leaf arrangement opposite
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Form: arching bushy shrub
Height: 1 to 3 metres
Growth rate: medium to fast
Fruit and flowers: white flowers appear in flat-topped cluster in early June, followed by dull white berries
Soil: adapted to both wet and dry sites and a variety of soil types
Limitations: does not do well on arid sites; poor alkali tolerance