Hello all,
I've been thinking lately about the possibility of finding a large Dogwood
(Cornus florida), somewhere, especially after all the discussion and photos of
large American Holly trees, another tree not usually seen large.
Back in North Jersey, where we lived pre-1985, Flowering Dogwood was one of the
species growing in the woods behind our house. As I've said before the woods
behind our old house was farmland until 1949. The trees were Wild Cherry,
Eastern Red Cedar, Flowering Dogwood, Swamp Maple, Bigtooth Aspen and Pitch
Pine. I forget what else. (Across the street there was a mini pine barrens
growing in and around an old sand pit.)
Anyway, somewhere behind our house I remember finding a Flowering Dogwood that
was growing only upward, trying to reach the sun, and therefore was more
vertical than horizontal, and not in the typical understory tree growth habit
of the species.
So I'm wondering if it's possible that old Dogwoods might exist somewhere
that are growing the way I'm describing, and therefore would be tall and large.
It would be interesting to find such a tree or trees. Maybe we can all keep an
eye open for such a tree. Few old-growth forests exist here in NJ, and Dogwoods
aren't native to the Pine Barrens. So I'm unlikely to find one. I imagine that
if a tall Dogwood exists, it is probably quite rare, since they don't normally
grow that way.
On the same subject, I'd love to see huge and tall Eastern Red Cedars, Sweetbay
Magnolias and Wild Black Cherries (Prunus serotina). Large and tall examples of
each of these must exist somewhere, I imagine. I've seen good-sized examples of
each, but not huge or tall.
Thanks,
Barry
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