Plum yew, Cephalotaxus prostrata is a shade loving, slow growing evergreen conifer. While yew is a name more commonly associated with the genus Taxus, Cephalotaxus has slightly larger and wider ...

Several types of dogwood bloomed well into late June. Gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) and silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) are native species that form shrubby thickets rather than becoming single trees.

Silky dogwood, buttonbush and elderberry were the most successful species in a recent live stake study conducted by the Chesapeake Conservancy and Susquehanna University. “All three exhibited over a ...

Police said a 22-year-old Apex man was driving drunk Wednesday morning when he lost control of his Ford F-350 pickup truck and crashed into a transformer and two homes on Silky Dogwood Trail. Police ...

Dogwoods are flowering all over the community now, often providing a solid white canvas for brilliant reds, pinks, and purples of azaleas to be painted on in an eye-popping blast of spring color. A ...

The image most people have of a dogwood is that of a small tree with beautiful white or pink flowers that bloom in the early spring — the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida.) There are, however, many ...

Dogwoods, in the genus Cornus, are among the most versatile native shrubs. With seasonal interest, tolerance of less than perfect conditions and benefits for wildlife, these shrubs are worth ...