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They last for many weeks, and are followed by bright red fruit that birds adore. An all-around winner in every season.Įven before the tree leafs out in spring, giant deep pink blooms (actually bracts) starred with a white eye cover its branches, each 3 to 4 inches wide and very showy. The flowers are larger and more richly colored than most others, while the fall foliage offers spectacular color changes. Cherokee Brave™ is more vigorous and drought-tolerant than many others, making it an exceptionally good choice for today's thirsty gardens. Flowers feature red bracts that fade to white in the center.We believe that this is among the most beautiful of all the dogwoods—no small honor in that crowded, lovely field. 1' is a red-bracted flowering dogwood that is commonly sold under the trade name of CHEROKEE BRAVE. Common name of dogwood is in probable reference to an old-time use of hard slender stems from this tree for making skewers once known as dags or dogs. Specific epithet comes from the Latin word flos flower in reference to its attractive spring flowers. Cornus is also the Latin name for cornelian cherry. Genus name comes from the Latin word cornu meaning horn in probable reference to the strength and density of the wood. Fruits mature in late summer to early fall and may persist until late in the year. Bright red fruits are bitter and inedible to humans (some authors say poisonous) but are loved by birds. Oval, dark green leaves (3-6” long) turn attractive shades of red in fall. However, each flower cluster is surrounded by four showy, white, petal-like bracts which open flat, giving the appearance of a single, large, 3-4” diameter, 4-petaled, white flower. The true dogwood flowers are actually tiny, yellowish green and insignificant, being compacted into button-like clusters. It blooms in early spring (April) shortly after, but usually overlapping, the bloom period of the redbuds. It is the state tree of Missouri and Virginia. It is native from Maine to southern Ontario to Illinois to Kansas south to Florida, Texas and Mexico. It arguably may be the most beautiful of the native American flowering trees. 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.