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Gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) is a highly adaptable low-maintenance native shrub for naturalized settings. It is good for erosion control and screening.
Gray dogwood is a very adaptable, native shrub that is excellent for naturalizing, especially in difficult sites, such as pond and stream banks. Although its suckering and spreading habit makes it impractical for formal plantings, it can be incorporated into the shrub border and useful as a mass planting.
Gray dogwood is a native deciduous, rhizomatous shrub in the Cornaceae or Dogwood Family. It may grow up from 4 to 15 feet high as a shrub and up to 27 feet tall as a small tree. It is frequently planted for its showy flowers and fruits and colorful fall foliage.
Gray dogwood is an adaptable, native multi-stemmed shrub that is excellent for naturalizing areas. It is a slow-growing shrub where the younger stems are a reddish color and the older stems are gray-brown.
The gray dogwood isn't a tidy or attractive plant that you would want to plant in a well-groomed garden, but if you are planting a wildlife area or want a shrub for difficult conditions, it may be just what you need. Read on for information about this humble shrub.
Also known as northern swamp dogwood, gray dogwood is a deciduous shrub that forms thickets as the underground rhizomes spread. White flowers appear in late spring, leading to white berries in summer, which are edible for birds.
Gray Dogwoods form thick walls of shrubbery, which are then covered in flowers, tiny white berries, and brightly covered stems. Gray Dogwoods like a wide range of soil, making them perfect for beginner gardeners.
Gray Dogwood, Cornus foemina ssp. racemosa, Cornus paniculata. Tough and adaptable, Cornus racemosa (Gray Dogwood) is a thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with excellent blue-green foliage of elliptic to lance-shaped leaves up to 4 in. long (10 cm).
Gray Dogwood. Cornus racemosa. Plant Type: Shrubs. Native Environment: Savanna / Woodland. Season of Interest: Mid (May - June), Late (July - frost), Winter (Nov - Mar) Main Color: Red, White. Fall Color: USDA PLANTS Range Map. At the range map link above, zoom in for county-level data. Sun Exposure. Full Sun, Medium Sun/Average Shade, Shade. Soil.
The Gray Dogwood tree is a medium-sized shrub that can reach a height of 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.5 meters) and a spread of 10 to 12 feet (3 to 3.6 meters). It has a moderate growth rate, with an average increase of about 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 centimeters) per year. Soil Type and Preference.