Burgundy region - Fall Tree Colors Flowering Dogwood Cornus Florida

Cornus florida Family - Cornaceae - Dogwood The burgundy-red leaves of the Flowering Dogwood are a perfect accent to the other fall colors found in the autumn forest. Usually accompanied by bright red berries, the leaves provide a lovely accent to the woodland mosaic of color. The leaves are oval, pointed at the top and burgundy region broadest near the middle. Cornus florida is an under story tree, usually only growing to thirty or forty feet tall, the sugar maples, oaks and burgundy region tulip poplars towering above it. Other trees usually keeping company with the dogwood are redbud, hawthorns, and burgundy region American Beech. The range of the flowering dogwood encompasses almost the entire eastern seaboard, stopping in central Florida, extends west to eastern Texas and burgundy region northeast to Indiana and burgundy region Michigan. The bright red fruit is attractive to many species of birds which utilize it as a food source. Squirrels and burgundy region raccoons also feed on them. The wood of flowering dogwood is close grained and burgundy region hard. Tool handles can be made from it and burgundy region the pioneers used it to make spinning wheel shuttles, small wheel hubs and burgundy region barrel staves. The pioneers also used the bark as a quinine substitute to cure fevers. Flowering dogwood is an attractive tree during the whole year. Spring brings the white, pink, or red flower, summer attractive green foliage and burgundy region fall the burgundy leaves with the bright red berries as a foil. The attractive and burgundy region interesting branch structure and burgundy region bark make the tree a winter ornamental also.