Pacific dogwood

American  

noun

1. a dogwood tree, Cornus nuttallii, of western North America, having pointed, petallike white or pinkish bracts and clustered scarlet fruits.

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Example Sentences

The goal was to reduce dead and downed vegetation, slow the regeneration of Pacific dogwood and expose patches of mineral soil where sequoia seedlings could take root, according to an incident action plan.

From Los Angeles Times

The disease has emerged as a growing concern because it is expanding in the variety of trees it infects, including native Pacific dogwood and big leaf maple.

From Seattle Times

Seattle Parks has recovered samples of the fungus from unhealthy living trees throughout the metro area and confirmed that sycamore maple, big leaf maple, Japanese maple, Norway maple, Pacific dogwood and horse chestnut are all at risk.

From Seattle Times

While the Eastern Redbud, the state tree of Oklahoma, has a large geographical range from Pennsylvania to Texas, other native trees are more confined to a certain region, such as the Pacific Dogwood which thrives only on the Pacific coast.

From Salon

Instead, it is a hybrid between another native species, the Pacific dogwood, and the kousa dogwood.

From Washington Post