Sourgum
Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood
Family)
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Height: 30-50 feet
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Spread: 20-30 feet
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Bloom Time:
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Bloom: insignificant
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: average;
prefers acidic soils
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Moisture: medium to wet;
tolerates poorly drained soils and can grow in standing water
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Use: ornamental
shade tree or moist woodland gardens; although flowers are not showy they are a
nectar source for bees; flowers give way to fruit which are attractive to birds
and wildlife
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to leaf spots, canker, rust,
leaf miner and scale
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Native to: eastern North
America
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Notes: straight trunk,
rounded crown; slow growing; lustrous, shiny, dark-green leaves in summer; fall color ranges from fluorescent yellow to orange to scarlet to purple
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Supplier: Urban Tree
Alliance/Possibility Place Nursery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Wet Garden D023
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