Most of the flowering dogwoods planted in Georgia are the white-bracted native form, which are grown from seed. Select bareroot and B & B (balled and burlapped) trees whose root systems have been protected from drying out by being “heeled-in” to moist sawdust or other organic materials. Container-grown dogwoods should have healthy white root systems which are not pot-bound. Avoid trees with damage to the stems or trees which appear under stress. Dogwoods are not difficult to grow if they are located in the proper site and if healthy trees are purchased and planted properly. The true flower parts in the center of the bracts are less showy. The showy part of a dogwood flower is actually bracts, which are modified leaves that turn color. It is native to the eastern United States and can be found growing throughout Georgia. One of the most widely planted ornamental trees in Georgia is the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
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