>From Sunset's "Western Gardening Book": All dogwoods offer attractive
foliage and blossoms; some have spectacular fruit or winter bark. Leaves of
many types turn brilliant colors in fall. What appear to be flower petals in
many dogwoods are actually bracts - petal-like modified leaves.
There are many species of Cornus, some native to California, others to Asia,
Europe, etc. (leaves change color). I think most species set fruit so if no
fruit on Chris' tree, likely no flowers. Perhaps his species doesn't like
his location but there is probably one that would.
Jeff Keller
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From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: An Occasional (Former) Flower on Friday
They're lovely, Jim. But I don't think that ours ever bloomed. They were
on a poor patch of soil, though, with too much clay and perhaps too much
shade.
Chris
On 12 Nov 2010, at 06:40, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Surely you jest, Chris? Here are a few links from the Spring:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Dogwood+2.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Dogwood+2.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Dogwood+BW.jpg.html
>
> The common usage here is "bloom". There may be another, more correct,
> biological term.
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