Alternateleaf Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia L. f. - Dogwood familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Alternateleaf Dogwood: Acleris cornana, Acronicta dactylina, Acronicta grisea, Anisota virginiensis, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Caloptilia cornusella, Celastrina argiolus lucia/neglecta, Choristoneura conflictana, Epinotia lindana, Euthyatira pudens, Heterocampa biundata, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hydrelia albifera, Hydria undulata, Hypena abalienalis, Hypena bijugalis, Hyphantria cunae, Iridopsis larvaria, Melanolophia canadaria, Orgyia leucostigma, Orthosia hibisci, Orthotaenia undulana, Pandemis canadana, Papestra cristifera, Probole amicaria, Schizura concinna, Schizura unicornis, Zale aeruginosa
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.