Thought it was a good time to post this photo while it’s still spring officially. There’s only a couple more weeks until the summer solstice. This is one of the last Dogwood trees I have seen that are still blossoming now. Most have come and gone along with the other indigenous flowering trees here. Seeing the Dogwoods blossoming is one of the things I look forward to in the springtime after winters grip is gone.
I was surprised to see it still in full array and wondered if it might be because it’s located in a shady, cool area in the woods which may have delayed and slowed the flowering process. Whatever the reason, I’m glad something left it there for me to discover.
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Richard,
This is a hybrid dogwood. I believe it might in fact be a Chinese dogwood which flowers later than the traditional Dogwood here!
Thanks for the tip. Well, of course I had to look up Chinese Dogwood to see. And you may be correct. The places I looked all said the flower lasts up to 6 weeks longer than our indiginous variety. The pictures of the flowers looked similar too. Here’s one site with info and pictures…and here’s another one that goes into more detail.