{"id":280,"date":"2025-09-25T19:38:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=280"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:43:26","slug":"pagoda-dogwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/pagoda-dogwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Pagoda Dogwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Cornus alternifolia<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Pagoda dogwood is a shrub native to eastern North America known for its unique tiered branching pattern said to give a pagoda-like appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the arboretum is home to eight pagoda dogwood trees. If you start at the corner of May and Lovell Streets, and follow the East-West trail to Appleton Road trail, you should be able to find four of them. A few are near the intersection of Appleton Road and Magnolia trails, and some are along the East-West trail too.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/pagoda-dogwood-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"Pagoda Dogwood Tree leaves\" class=\"wp-image-282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/pagoda-dogwood-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/pagoda-dogwood-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/pagoda-dogwood-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/pagoda-dogwood-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c0f2a3020f39bb64f9b27e32445dc098 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">Records show that the pagoda dogwood was planted in the arboretum by Hadwen at least as early as 1882 along with six other species of dogwood. Pagoda dogwood remained present in tree surveys from 1978 and 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pagoda dogwood is a deciduous shrub in the family Cornaceae native to eastern North America. Typically, the pagoda dogwood can grow up to 25 feet (8 meters) in height and 6 inches (15 centimeters) in trunk diameter. The branching pattern of this species is characteristically horizontal, giving it a tiered or pagoda-like appearance, hence the common name. The bark is shallowly furrowed and deep reddish brown in color. The leaves are typically green above and white on the underside. The small, white flowers emerge in May or June and the fruit which is a small, blue-black drupe ripens in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pagoda dogwoods are typically found on the edges of wetlands or forests but are also shade tolerant and can be found in forest understories. In their natural habitat, they provide food and habitat for many birds and mammals including the black bear and white-tailed deer. The pagoda dogwood is often used in ornamental landscaping for its unique shape. Additionally, the pagoda dogwood is used in traditional Chinese medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornus alternifolia Pagoda dogwood is a shrub native to eastern North America known for its unique tiered branching pattern said to give a pagoda-like appearance. Location Today, the arboretum is home to eight pagoda dogwood trees. 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