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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit
Also known as Pagoda Dogwood, this small, perennial, deciduous tree or large multi-stemmed shrub typically grows 15 to 25 feet tall with distinctive layered horizontal branching. Its flowers give way to bluish-black fruits on red stalks that mature during late summer. This plant grows in partial shade, and in cool, moist, acidic, well-drained soils, though it can tolerate poor soils and clay.
May Attract
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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