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Index of Subjects There still seems to be some uncertainty about species / common names. The hobble-bush (Viburnum lantanoides) is an early bloomer, and is similar to but is not a dogwood (cornus). The hobble-bush on my property is just about finished blooming. It tends to live naturally in forested, well-shaded areas and readily spreads through stem layering and root suckering, so you'll often find lots of plants together. The alternate-leaf dogwood, or pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia), on the other hand, is just coming into bloom now. It likes more sun than hobble-bush and tends to grow larger, with thicker stems, and cultivated in a sunny spot can be quite impressive when in bloom. Both shrubs are native to Nova Scotia. Their leaves are quite different and distinctive, and thus pretty easy to identify. Cheers, Doug Linzey On 28-May-18 4:08 AM, NancyDowd wrote: > Thank you all for the ID help. I was not near enough the bush to get a good look and was not going to cross the ditch to do so. Hobblebush must have a long flowering season as I am sure I have noted it in flower in July as well. A fast grower. > > Nancy > >> On May 27, 2018, at 9:43 PM, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Nancy, >> >> Re the dogwood, I guess you're thinking of alternate-leaved dogwood which is pretty common in NS, at least when you're walking in a good spots. Next time you come across one, take a good look at it. I find it's the easiest shrub to reliably ID at all times of the year because of it's flat spreading tier-like branching pattern (there's probably other shrubs that branch similar but none I can think of) and at least wherever I've seen, it's always infected with a orange rust fungus (golden canker of alternate leaved dogwood) on at least one branch, I can only ever remember seeing one without it, though that's just my impression from Kings/Annapolis Co, where I do most of my tromping. >> >> Ian >> >> On 27 May 2018 at 18:29, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: >> Hi All, >> Thanks Ian, for the confirmation. Some species names get swapped at intervals. Fernald (1950) has V. lantanoides Michx. as a synonym of V. alnifolium. The constant, as you say, is hobblebush. The fruit is a good nibble but seldom seen at the right time. It fruits reliably in a garden setting. >> Yt, DW, Kentville >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Ian Manning" <ianmanning4@gmail.com> >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Sent: 5/27/2018 3:03:18 PM >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Flowering Dogwood >> >>> Yep. That’s V. lantanoides name has changed, I call it hobblebush. >>> >>>> On May 27, 2018, at 12:03 PM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> And I see multiple reddish stems I think. So likely not a tree at all. >>>> >>>> Nancy >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On May 27, 2018, at 10:54 AM, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Nancy & All, >>>>> You may be correct because I find photos to be a poor substitute for the real thing. But this looks more like a very tall variant of Viburnum alnifolium; usually only knee high. >>>>> Dogwood is also readily recognized by the bark; as you might suppose. >>>>> They do not survive long in dense woodland and are thus more common along road edges or in small glades generated by windfall or cutting. >>>>> Yt, DW, Kentville >>>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>>> From: "NancyDowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com> >>>>> To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >>>>> Sent: 5/27/2018 9:57:19 AM >>>>> Subject: [NatureNS] Flowering Dogwood >>>>> >>>>>> Always a random, but happy, encounter when I come across a Flowering Dogwood tree in the woods. I do not find many of them. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/42385040971/in/dateposted-public/ >>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/42385036071/in/dateposted-public/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Nancy >>>>>> E Dalhousie, Kings Co. >>>>>
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