The Kousa dogwood[1] (Cornus kousa or Benthamidia kousa) is a small deciduous tree 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, native to eastern Asia. Like most dogwoods, it has opposite, simple leaves, 4–10 cm long. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom, but what appear to be four petaled white flowers are actually bracts spread open below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow-green flowers. The blossoms appear in late spring, weeks after the tree leafs out. The Kousa dogwood is sometimes also called "Chinese dogwood",[2][3] Korean Dogwood,[3] orJapanese dogwood.[1]I found this odd looking fruit and couldn't figure out what it was. It was not in my tree guide, nor was it on the tree app on my phone (or at least I didn't search it out properly). After getting home, I looked it up and found it.
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I've been told that Dogwood makes good bows; the wood is hard and dense. I've also been told that cutting down Dogwood trees is illegal, but I haven't found anything backing that up. Most of the Dogwoods that I have seen have been too small to make a bow and too nice looking to cut down, so I leave them alone.
