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A beautiful
spring-blossoming tree with white or pink flowers, it can be
found in many yards and gardens. Because of its hardness, the
wood is often used in crafting small objects such as loom shuttles,
jeweler’s blocks and pulleys. Leaf blight disease makes
this native dogwood difficult to grow in Pittsburgh.
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| Height: 30’ with
a short trunk and a crown of spreading horizontal branches. |
| Leaves: 3”-6” long,
1-1/2”-3” wide. Opposite, simple. Dark green and
smooth above, paler below with fine hairs. |
| Habitat: In
hardwood forests, uplands and valleys from southern Ontario and
Great Lakes states, east to Maine and south to Florida
and west into Texas. |
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