About the Red
Flowering Dogwood :
The Red Flowering Dogwood tree,
Cornus florida, 'Cherokee Chief', exhibits a
moderate growth rate. The new growth is red. Red
Flowering Dogwood trees have moderate resistance
to mildew. The blooms are a beautiful deep
lasting ruby red. Fall color is a bright
scarlet. Dogwoods have a variety of landscape
uses. With the year-round interest, dogwoods are
excellent for specimen or accent plantings
around the terrace or patio.
This deciduous trees is often
used with a combination of rhododendrons,
azaleas and dogwoods planted in a raised bed
which creates an interesting natural landscape
feature. Dogwoods make excellent understory
trees in a semi-shaded area and are also now
being used in conjunction with typical
foundation plantings and groundcovers in large
beds around a building.
