Photos: Dogwoods

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Street Dogwood
Photo by Christine Southwick

By Christine Southwick

Dogwoods in the forest
Dogwoods near the street
I've never spied a dogwood
I didn't want to meet!

Dogwood in the forest
Photo by Christine Southwick


Ever wondered how dogwoods got their name? Dogwoods used to be called Dagwoods -- used to make daggers; and also juice from the boiled bark of these trees was used to treat dog mange.

Dogwood near a Shoreline street
Photo by Christine Southwick



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