The flowering dogwood, with the botanical name cornus florida, is a species of flowering tree in the dogwood family native to eastern North America and northern Mexico.
It is a small deciduous tree that grows to a height of 10 m and a trunk diameter of 30 cm.
The leaves are simple, opposite, ovate in shape, and the margins appear whole. They turn a deep reddish-brown color in the fall.
In the wild, this tree is usually common on forest edges and dry ridges.
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