Pagoda, Dogwood Seed
Pagoda Dogwood Seed
- Tiered horizontal branches build an elegant pagoda silhouette in shady spots
- Flat clusters of creamy white flowers draw bees and butterflies in late spring
- Blue-black berries on showy red stems vanish quickly to songbirds
- Start seeds outdoors in fall for a shade-loving woodland native hardy to zone 3
Key Attributes
About Pagoda, Dogwood Seed
Tiered, horizontal branches give this graceful native small tree an elegant, pagoda-like silhouette. Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) bears flat clusters of creamy white flowers in late spring, followed by blue-black berries on showy red stems that birds devour. Its leaves turn reddish-purple in fall. A natural fit for shade gardens and woodland edges, it brings year-round structure to smaller spaces.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Golden canker can cause branch dieback, especially on stressed trees; prune out affected limbs. Leaf spot and powdery mildew may appear in humid weather.
Dogwood borer may attack stressed or wounded trees. Avoid trunk injuries from mowers and trimmers.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Native regions: Widespread Native
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Pagoda Dogwood's flower clusters attract native bees, flies and butterflies, and its leaves host spring azure butterfly caterpillars. The fat-rich summer berries are quickly eaten by thrushes, vireos, woodpeckers and other songbirds. Its layered branches offer cover in the forest understory.
Pagoda Dogwood Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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