Flat clusters of tiny white flowers are blooming by late spring. The foliage is a medium green and rough to the touch, turning a beautiful burgundy in early fall. The summer fruit is white, ripens in late summer and holds into fall. Where Should I Start? Check out the Grow Native! Committee’s Top Ten picks of native plants for a particular purpose.

Roughleaf dogwood is a large, deciduous shrub or small tree in the dogwood family (Cornaceae) usually growing up to 16 feet tall and 16 feet wide. It is native to central North America. Its habitats include rocky woodlands, floodplain woodlands, moist prairies and thickets.

Cornus drummondii, commonly known as the Roughleaf Dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern regions of the United States. It is also found around the Mississippi River.[2] It is uncommon in the wild, and is …

Cornus drummondii, commonly known as the roughleaf dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern regions of the United States. It is also found around the Mississippi River. [3] It is uncommon in the wild, and is …

The rough-leaf dogwood or Drummond’s dogwood (Cornus drummondii), a small tree or clumping shrub, may fit nicely in such a moist area. Rough-leaf dogwood is more often found along the banks of creeks or in the bottomlands. Its native range is east from Central Texas to Alabama and north into Canada.

Rough-leaved dogwood is a native large shrub or small tree, often mistaken for gray dogwood. Named for the rough textured leaves, it has fleshy white fruit, dark green foliage that turns a burgundy-red fall color.

Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf Dogwood) is a clump-forming shrub or small deciduous tree with elliptic to oval leaves, 5 in. long (12 cm), slightly rough to the touch on the upper surface and velvety beneath.

Rough-leaved dogwood is one of Missouri's hardiest shrubs, capable of withstanding cold and drought. The leaves of this thicket-forming species emit a faint odor of sour milk.

Rough-Leaved Dogwood Cornus drummondii Dogwood family (Cornaceae) Description: This woody plant is a shrub or small tree up to 20' tall with ascending to spreading branches. A large specimen has a trunk with grey bark. This bark is covered with rough flattened scales that …

White clusters of berries appear in late summer. This dogwood needs alkaline soil and is drought tolerant once established. It is seldom over 16 feet tall. Keep small trees protected from deer. This tree can live anywhere from the Hill Country to near Dallas, east and west of IH 35.