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TreeoftheMonth,June2013:
Pinkdogwood(Cornuskousa‘Satomi’)
Bymid-Junethissmall,deciduoustreewillbeabsolutelycoveredinblooms,eachaclusterof
tinygreenflowerssurroundedbyfourbrightpinkbracts(modifiedleaves).‘Satomi’isapink
cultivarofCornuskousa,adogwoodspeciesnativetoChina,JapanandKorea.Inautumnthe
treeproducesround,edible,redfruits,whicharepopularwithbirdsandcanbemadeinto
wine.AtVanDusentherearetworowsofpinkdogwoodsgrowinginnearthepoolinthePhyllis
Bentallgarden.