Seems everyone knows the Dogwood species, Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), which is the Virginia state flower. But there are others out there. Actually there are 17 species of Dogwood that are native to North America.

These white berries look so beautiful on their crimson pedicels (stems). They’re one of the other species of Dogwood. Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa). Those pedicels are one reason I enjoy Gray Dogwood trees. They make me think of miniature bright red trees.

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