Dogwood

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cornus florida, dogwood, photography, postaday

Spring in the East would not be the same without Dogwood (Cornus Florida) flowers, and traditionally farmers would not plant their crops until they saw such flowers. This morning I went around our town and took the following pictures of pink, red, and white Dogwood flowers.

Pink Dogwood.

Pink Dogwood.

Red Dogwood.

Red Dogwood. Note the strange mutation on the right!

White Dogwood.

White Dogwood.

White Dogwood.

My favorite is the Pink Dogwood, which is slowly disappearing due to some disease. I could only find one tree today, although there may be others hidden elsewhere.

Pink Dogwood.

Pink and White

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cornus florida, dogwood, photography, postaday

Dogwood flowers are a marvel of nature, with lines gracefully curved, so simple yet so beautiful. Spring is the season of dogwoods, and many are blooming in our area. Today I went out and took pictures of pink and white dogwood flowers, the latter from our backyard.

Pink Dogwood

White Dogwood

By the way, pink dogwoods are becoming increasingly rare due to a fungus disease, Dogwood Anthracnose.