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White Dogwood Umbels of small creamy-white flowers, appearing after leaves. Fruit is round, white-cream in colour. Leaves are opposite, green, turning deep reddish in autumn. Larger leaves have 6 or 7 pairs of lateral veins. The winter bark of first year twigs is usually bright-red. Does not sucker extensively. Height: To 3m. Often planted but a very infrequent garden escape. Introduced. Correction: Photographs are Red-osier Dogwood, Cornus sericea Similar: Dogwood, Cornus sanguinea has black fruit. |