Red Dogwood
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
Nashville, Tennessee
October 24, 2018 12:54pm CST
Still planning the addition of a few trees to the landscape. Since houses are being built behind us, it is time for a little barrier. And in doing that I am finally able to get a couple more plants and trees I have been wanting. I have decided to go with a Red Dogwood tree instead of the Japanese Maple. There are so many of the maples around, seems like a lot of people have them. I like to have something different.
I grew up seeing dogwoods growing wild but they were always white. And some people had pink ones in their yard. Never seen a red one before. I found one and cannot wait to see it planted. Here is a photo of what it will look like.
Have you seen a red dogwood before?
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17 responses
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Oct 18
I haven't seen one but we do have a Japanese maple at our cottage.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Oct 18
@CarolDM It does look beautiful so I see the appeal.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Oct 18
@BelleStarr Thanks and I have not see one like this before.
@Friendlypink (3805)
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1 Nov 18
we dont have it here in my country but it is one of my favorite tree aside from the cherry blossom in japan. i have a lot of wallpaper for my pc and phone using red dogwood tree image.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Oct 18
These trees do not grow here. Yours looks pretty.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
25 Oct 18
Yes, I have seen red dogwoods, but I do not have one in the garden. Same as @BelleStarr I have two Japanese maples that are now turning red.
@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Oct 18
I think there might be a couple at the edge of the woods down the road. It is very pretty.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
24 Oct 18
Every time we have a new grandchild, we plant a tree or shrub that's named for them. When our oldest grandson was born, we planted a red dogwood tree. You're right, we see lots of white ones and pink ones, but this is very pretty. When he was little, he didn't call it a red dogwood tree, he called it a red dog tree.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Oct 18
Not that I know of. We don't have colorful trees here.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89827)
• Rupert, Idaho
25 Oct 18
I don't think I have seen one in person, it looks nice though! That will be nice to have something different
