PACIFIC DOGWOOD
Cornus nuttalii

• The Pacific Dogwood is prevented by law from being dug up or cut down
• The Pacific Dogwood is the floral emblem of British Columbia
• The fruit attracts the birds, the fruit and foliage are a magnet for bears and beavers while the twigs are food for deer

• The Pacific Dogwood is found on the southern coast of BC and in central and southern Vancouver Island
• The Pacific Dogwood grows on deep, coarse, well-drained soils

• Up to 15 metres in height
• The Pacific Dogwood can appear like a shrub or small tree

• Elongated, dark, red berries
• Edible but bitter
• Stay on the tree after leaves have fallen

• The beautiful, white flowers are in actuality four to six leaves around 30 to 40 small green flowers compacted into a 'button'

• Opposite, oval, pointed tips, slightly toothed edges
• Dark green, orange in fall
• 8 to 10 cm

• Smooth, grey or brown
• Old trees have thin small scales

• Fine grained, hard, heavy

• Modern - piano keys, ornamental in gardens, emblem of BC
• Traditional - wood: bows, arrows, knitting needles; bark: tanning agent, dyes; branches: slingshots