In North America depending on region, dogwoods can be found in all shapes and sizes, ranging from an herb to a shrub like the roughleaf dogwood all the way to the Pacific dogwood which can reach 60 feet in height. All dogwoods are deciduous with heavy, hard and fine-textured wood. Many species of dogwood are popular as ornamental trees because of their lovely foliage and beautiful flowering display.  Some are featured below:

	Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida
	Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa
	Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia

Images courtesy G. Lumis