Scientific Name:	Cornus nuttallii
Pronunciation:	KORE-nus NUT-ull-ee-eye
Common Name:	Pacific dogwood
Family Name:	Cornaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Tall native tree with large white flower-like inflorescences (many small clustered florets surrounded by white bracts).
Course(s):	AARB 1012, HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Arching, Open, Upright Form: Oval - vertical, Round Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 15 - 22m Spread: 7 - 10m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Landscape Uses: Native planting, Shade tree, Spring interest, Tall background, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google Images

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Summer: Green, Leaves sometimes turn red in fall Colour in Fall: Yellow, Dark-red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Ciliate, Undulate (wavy)

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Head-like, Spike Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: May Additional Info: many small flowers surronded by 4 - 6 (8) white bracts (rarely pink tinged); may flower again later in year

Fruit Type: Drupe, Multiple fruit Fruit Colour: Orange, Red Fruiting Time: Sep Additional Info: Showy, Google Images

Bark Morphology: Plated, Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Dark Grey Additional Info: smooth young twigs have prominent lenticels; rectangular plates when mature     Leaf Scar Shape: Crescent shaped

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Anthracnose, Mildew, Fungal leaf spot, Diptera - true flies
Specific Pests:	dogwood anthracnose, Discula destructiva

Location(s): (TFL) Turf Field Lab Location Map

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