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Light Requirements: full sun/part shade

Soil Moisture: medium/wet

Bloom Color: Yellowish white

Bloom Time: May-June

Height: 6-12 ft.

Root Structure: shallow, fibrous and suckerig

Deer Resistant? Moderately to highly

Black Walnut tolerant? Not sure

Local Ecotype Available? No

New York Flora Distribution Map

Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum)

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I’m native to NY state and Tompkins County

I'm best when grown in rich and consistently moist soils. I"m found in nature in wet swampy areas and along lakes and streams.

I will sucker, but you can use a spade to trim my roots to keep my from traveling too far.

My berries turn from white to blue by late summer

I have fragrant flowers in the spring. which attract pollinators.

My leaves in the fall are a burgundy

My fruits are whitish with a blue tinge and are very attractive to birds.

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