Katherine Bickford

Did you know that the white flowers on Pacific Dogwood are actually 4 –  6 modified leaves that surround a cluster of 30 – 40 small green flowers?

Dogwood in Strathcona Provincial Park

The fruit of a dogwood is part of the diet of pigeons, quail, grosbeaks, hermit thrushes, and waxwings. Bears and beavers enjoy the fruit and foliage, and deer eat the twigs.