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Index of Subjects --001a1137634a4f97d2053550779f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'd agree with Nick re. Cornus alternifolia. I can't speak for the rest of the province, but in Kings/Annapolis County in 90% of the cases you can ID the shrub to species from a distance from the presence of a bright orange fungus that infects the stem. http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/golden-canker-of-pagoda-dogwood/ '' Ian On 15 June 2016 at 09:14, Nicholas Hill <fernhillns@gmail.com> wrote: > Cornus alternifolia can get to 20 or even 30feet. > They are understory and edge shrubs of hardwood forest. Called pagoda > dogwood. They have successive layers of branches. > > It could be Cornus sericea (red osier) but this is a more compact shrub > and as someone mentioned, it would have opposite leaves. > > These are the most common native dogwoods > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 7:07 PM, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This was approx 200' from an older home. How big can C alterniflora get? >> On 2016-06-14, at 6:47 PM, "Dave&Jane Schlosberg" < >> dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: >> >> > If the leaves were opposite, my guess would be a viburnum, perhaps >> recognitum, lentago, or cassinoides--arrowwood, nannyberry, or wild raisin. >> It's not clear to me, from the photo, if the leaves really are opposite. >> Did you happen to notice? Also, was it the site of an old house foundation? >> > Jane >> > >> > -----Original Message----- From: NancyDowd >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:44 PM >> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> > Subject: [NatureNS] flowering shrub? >> > >> > Today in Lakeview, nr E Dalhousie, Kings Co, I noticed this shrub in >> flower: >> > https://500px.com/photo/158644957/flowering-shrub-by-nancy >> > >> > It is about 6-8' tall and seems to have very dark branches. Here is a >> closer look at the leaves and flowers, poor as it is: >> > >> https://500px.com/photo/158645865/closer-look-at-flowers-and-leaves-by-nancy >> > >> > It was about 20' in from the roadside in a wet scrubby wooded area near >> fields. No others were noticed along the dirt road as I drove out. Does >> anyone recognize it? >> > >> > Nancy >> >> > --001a1137634a4f97d2053550779f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I'd agree with Nick re. Cornus alternifolia. I can'= ;t speak for the rest of the province, but in Kings/Annapolis County in 90%= of the cases you can ID the shrub to species from a distance from the pres= ence of a bright orange fungus that infects the stem.=C2=A0<div><br></div><= div><a href=3D"http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs= /golden-canker-of-pagoda-dogwood/">http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard= -garden/trees-shrubs/golden-canker-of-pagoda-dogwood/</a>''</div><d= iv><br></div><div>Ian</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class= =3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 15 June 2016 at 09:14, N= icholas Hill <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:fernhillns@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">fernhillns@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli= d;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Cornus alternifolia can get to 20 or e= ven 30feet.=C2=A0<div>They are understory and edge shrubs of hardwood fores= t. Called pagoda dogwood. They have successive layers of branches.</div><di= v><br></div><div>It could be Cornus sericea (red osier) but this is a more = compact shrub and as someone mentioned, it would have opposite leaves.</div= ><div><br></div><div>These are the most common native dogwoods</div></div><= div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 7:07 PM, NancyDowd <span dir= =3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nanc= ypdowd@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Th= is was approx 200' from an older home. How big can C alterniflora get?<= br> <div><div>On 2016-06-14, at 6:47 PM, "Dave&Jane Schlosberg" &= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">dschlosb= -g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > If the leaves were opposite, my guess would be a viburnum, perhaps rec= ognitum, lentago, or cassinoides--arrowwood, nannyberry, or wild raisin. It= 's not clear to me, from the photo, if the leaves really are opposite. = Did you happen to notice?=C2=A0 Also, was it the site of an old house found= ation?<br> > Jane<br> ><br> > -----Original Message----- From: NancyDowd<br> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:44 PM<br> > To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">natur= ens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br> > Subject: [NatureNS] flowering shrub?<br> ><br> > Today in Lakeview, nr E Dalhousie, Kings Co, I noticed this shrub in f= lower:<br> > <a href=3D"https://500px.com/photo/158644957/flowering-shrub-by-nancy"= rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://500px.com/photo/158644957/flo= wering-shrub-by-nancy</a><br> ><br> > It is about 6-8' tall and seems to have very dark branches. Here i= s a closer look at the leaves and flowers, poor as it is:<br> > <a href=3D"https://500px.com/photo/158645865/closer-look-at-flowers-an= d-leaves-by-nancy" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://500px.com/p= hoto/158645865/closer-look-at-flowers-and-leaves-by-nancy</a><br> ><br> > It was about 20' in from the roadside in a wet scrubby wooded area= near fields. No others were noticed along the dirt road as I drove out. Do= es anyone recognize it?<br> ><br> > Nancy<br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1137634a4f97d2053550779f--