Pacific Dogwoods are showy trees very common along the Pacific coast of southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. Dogwoods are covered with large greenish-white flowers (not really flowers but bracts) from April to June. The 4 to 6 petal-like bracts (1-3 in long) appear before the leaves. The trees may bloom again in late summer.
Clusters of red berries appear in the autumn, and the leaves turn pinkish-red to yellowish-orange before falling.
Pacific Dogwoods are medium-sized trees (50-65 ft tall) and may look like a bush as they can have more than one main trunk. They have oval leaves with pointed tips (2-4 in long) in opposite pairs and smooth gray bark.
Did you know? Birds, Beavers, and Bears (Black Bears, Grizzly Bears) feast on the berries while deer nibble on the young twigs.
See Also: Red Osier Dogwood
