🌸 Dogwood Tree
Cornus florida
Tree
☀️ Sun
Partial shade to full sun (partial shade preferred)
💧 Water
Moderate; consistent moisture preferred; mulch to retain
🗺️ Zones
5–9
📏 Spacing
15–25 ft
📐 Height
15–30 ft
🧪 Soil pH
5.5–6.5
⏱️ Maturity
3–5 years to flowering
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (8)
🤝 Redbud
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Redbud grow well together.
🤝 Oak
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Oak grow well together.
🤝 Pine
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Pine grow well together.
🤝 Azalea
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Azalea grow well together.
🤝 Ferns
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Ferns grow well together.
🤝 Wild Ginger
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Wild Ginger grow well together.
🤝 Virginia Bluebells
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Virginia Bluebells grow well together.
Good companion — Dogwood Tree and Serviceberry grow well together.
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Lawn grass
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Compacted soils
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Full hot sun without consistent moisture
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
📝 Growing Notes
Flowering dogwood is one of the most ornamentally valuable native American trees with spectacular spring flowers, summer berries prized by birds, and brilliant scarlet fall foliage. It thrives in the dappled shade of taller oaks and pines, making it a natural food-forest understory tree. Dogwood anthracnose (Discula destructiva) is a significant disease risk; choose resistant varieties and ensure good air circulation.