SeedlingDogwood
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
$4.50per seedling
In stock this season
Sold in groups of 10 — online orders are limited to 1,000 seedlings total.
Quick facts
- Mature size
- — 15–30 ft tall · 15–30 ft wide
- Growth speed
- — Slow — under 1 ft of new growth a year
- Sunlight
- — Full sun (6+ hrs direct sun) · Part shade (4–6 hrs) · Shade (under 4 hrs)
- Soil
- — Average / moist
- Good for
- — Wildlife food & habitat · Yard, shade & beauty · Pollinators
- Wildlife
- — High-fat red berries fuel migrating songbirds each fall; spring blooms support early pollinators.
About this species
Flowering dogwood is a beloved native tree admired for its graceful form and showy spring blossoms. In early spring, its branches are covered with four-petaled bracts—typically white or pink—that surround small clusters of true flowers, creating one of the season’s most iconic displays. Through summer, the tree’s layered branching structure and deep green leaves add elegance to the landscape, followed by bright red berries in fall that attract birds and wildlife. Flowering dogwood thrives in partial shade and well-drained, acidic soils, making it suitable for woodland edges, residential yards, and naturalized plantings across Ohio. Its combination of beauty, wildlife value, and cultural significance makes it a cherished addition to many landscapes.
Planting notes
Understory or edge plantings; berries feed dozens of bird species.