Pink Dogwood

The pink dogwood (Cornus florida rubra) is one of America's most popular pink flowering ornamental trees. It is known by most people simply as the pink dogwood. The species name florida is latin for flowering, but the showy petal like bracts are not in fact the actual flowers. The bright red fruit of this fast growing tree is a source of food for many different wildlife. The pink dogwood's wood is smooth, hard and close-grained and now used mainly for specialty products.