How to Identify and Classify Dogwood Trees
  • 1. What is the most distinguishing characteristic of most flowering dogwoods?
A) Palmately compound leaves.
B) Smooth, gray bark.
C) Alternate leaf arrangement.
D) Four showy bracts surrounding tiny, inconspicuous flowers.
  • 2. What is the typical leaf arrangement of a dogwood tree?
A) Basal
B) Opposite
C) Whorled
D) Alternate
  • 3. What is the typical shape of dogwood leaves?
A) Needle-like
B) Round
C) Oval to elliptical
D) Triangular
  • 4. What is a bract?
A) A type of fruit.
B) A modified leaf that resembles a petal.
C) A true petal of a flower.
D) A specialized root structure.
  • 5. What color are the typical 'flowers' (bracts) of a flowering dogwood?
A) Green or brown
B) White or pink
C) Yellow or orange
D) Blue or purple
  • 6. What type of fruit does a dogwood tree produce?
A) Pome
B) Berry
C) Drupe
D) Capsule
  • 7. What is the color of the fruit of a flowering dogwood?
A) Bright red
B) Green
C) Yellow
D) Black
  • 8. In what season does the flowering dogwood typically bloom?
A) Summer
B) Spring
C) Autumn
D) Winter
  • 9. What bark characteristic is often present on mature flowering dogwood trees?
A) Spiny bark
B) Alligator hide pattern
C) Deeply furrowed bark
D) Smooth, papery bark
  • 10. What is the primary habitat of flowering dogwood?
A) Understory of deciduous forests
B) Coniferous forests
C) Swamps
D) Open meadows
  • 11. What is a common disease that affects dogwood trees?
A) Dutch elm disease
B) Oak wilt
C) Dogwood anthracnose
D) Pine beetle infestation
  • 12. Which dogwood species is known for its blue-purple berries?
A) Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum)
B) Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
C) Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
D) Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
  • 13. Which of these is NOT a characteristic used for dogwood identification?
A) Leaf shape
B) Fruit color
C) Bark texture
D) Root depth
  • 14. What is the scientific name for the Flowering Dogwood?
A) Pinus strobus
B) Cornus florida
C) Quercus alba
D) Acer rubrum
  • 15. Which dogwood species has bracts that are more pointed than rounded?
A) Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
B) Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
C) Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum)
D) Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
  • 16. What is the typical size of a mature flowering dogwood tree?
A) 15-30 feet
B) 50-75 feet
C) 100+ feet
D) 5-10 feet
  • 17. The veins in a dogwood leaf typically curve toward the...
A) Base
B) Petiole
C) Midrib
D) Tip
  • 18. What is the growth habit of the Red Osier Dogwood?
A) Single-trunk tree
B) Multi-stemmed shrub
C) Vine
D) Groundcover
  • 19. The Red Osier Dogwood is most easily identified in winter by its...
A) Cones
B) Persistent leaves
C) Bright red stems
D) Large thorns
  • 20. What is the USDA hardiness zone range for flowering dogwood?
A) 1-3
B) 3-6
C) 10-12
D) 5-9
  • 21. Kousa Dogwood bracts appear...
A) Simultaneously with leaf emergence.
B) Only if the tree is under stress.
C) Before the leaves emerge.
D) After the leaves emerge.
  • 22. Which dogwood has the largest bracts?
A) Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
B) Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
C) Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
D) Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
  • 23. What is the term for the stalk that attaches the leaf to the stem?
A) Lenticel
B) Petiole
C) Blade
D) Midrib
  • 24. What is the term for the edges of a leaf?
A) Margin
B) Vein
C) Apex
D) Base
  • 25. What type of wood is dogwood wood?
A) Flexible and bendable
B) Brittle and easily broken
C) Soft and lightweight
D) Very hard and dense
  • 26. What is a common use for dogwood wood historically?
A) Shuttlecocks for weaving
B) Paper pulp
C) Fuel for heating
D) Roofing shingles
  • 27. What is a key difference between the fruit of Kousa Dogwood and Flowering Dogwood?
A) Kousa Dogwood fruit is larger than Flowering Dogwood fruit.
B) Kousa Dogwood fruit is edible and fleshy, Flowering Dogwood fruit is not generally eaten.
C) Flowering Dogwood fruit is blue, Kousa Dogwood fruit is red.
D) Only Flowering Dogwood produces fruit.
  • 28. Which of the following is a cultivar of flowering dogwood known for its red bracts?
A) Pendula
B) Argenteomarginata
C) Alba
D) Rubra
  • 29. Which dogwood variety is most tolerant of full sun conditions?
A) Red Osier Dogwood
B) Flowering Dogwood
C) Kousa Dogwood
D) Silky Dogwood
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