SILKY DOGWOOD

Cornus obliqua

Upright, open-branched shrub to 10' tall
Shade to sun
Moist to average soils – ditches, thickets, along streams
Small, creamy white flowers in flat-topped clusters, early July
Bluish-white “berries” ripen August/September
Fruit eaten by dozens of bird species
Flowers provide nectar for insects