Writer-naturalist Donald Peattie once wrote, “Lovely as it is, dogwood stoops also to be useful.” What’s in a Name? For all the beauty of this tree, the common name of dogwood may come from something less lovely – “dagger.” This, in turn, may actually come from its early use as a skewer, or thin piece of wood used to hold meat together. The tendency of its wood to not splinter made it popular for this purpose. The scientific genus name,…
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