Cornus is the Latin word for the cornel tree, Cornus mas. The name cornel dates to the 1550s, via German from Middle Latin cornolium, ultimately from the diminutive cornuculum, of cornum, …

It is one of only two genera of the dogwood family (Cornaceae). The genus name is derived from the Latin word cornu meaning “animal horn.” It references the very hard wood. Dogwoods …

Oct 7, 2025 · Dogwood trees and shrubs, belonging to the Cornus genus, vary greatly in size from towering trees to small ground-covering plants. These plants offer year-round beauty, starting …

Cornus florida, commonly known as flowering dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that typically grows 15-30’ tall with a low-branching, broadly-pyramidal but somewhat flat-topped habit. It …

Some 45-50 species ranging from semi-woody, perennial herbs to (mostly) shrubs and small trees. Leaves are opposite, except C. alternifolia and C. controversa, simple, entire, with …

Tree Indiana Native Cornus alternifolia [Pagoda Dogwood] Broad-spreading, low branched, forming stratified tiers, very interesting branching habit. Leaf spot and twig blight/canker can …

This account follows Eyde (1987) and Flora of China (Xiang & Boufford 2005) in recognising Cornus in a broad sense, with 50–60 species in the temperate northern hemisphere, but also …

Cornus mas, commonly known as cornel (also the Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood), is a species of shrub or small tree in the dogwood family Cornaceae native …

Cornus, commonly known as Dogwood, is a genus comprising around 30 to 60 species of woody plants. These are often small to medium-sized deciduous trees or shrubs that are primarily …

Flowering dogwood is a woody, deciduous, showy, understory tree in the dogwood family (Cornaceae) that is native from southeastern Canada through eastern North America to …