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3/4/00. Dogwood buds are formed the year before.
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3/11/00. Here, the dogwood blossoms are just beginning to swell.
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3/17/00. These blooms are coming right along. It won't be long now! A few more warm days and they will be fully open.
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3/29/00. Almost fully open blooms. I almost think this is the prettiest stage for these blossoms.
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4/2/00. Blooms are fully open now. Nope, this is the prettiest stage.
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4/4/00 This single dogwood blossom is perfection in nature.
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4/6/00 Here's one of my dogwood trees in full bloom. This tree is about 25 years old, and came up in a flower bed. I made the mistake of having it "professionally" pruned about 7 or 8 years ago. Before they butchered it, it was taller and was being crowded by the tree behind it, but was always gorgeous. It took about 5 years to get back to full bloom.
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4/9/00 Dogwood leaves begin to emerge just as the blooms fully open.
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4/15/00 Dogwood just outside back deck, in full bloom. This tree grew right there naturally, and never bloomed until we had some trees cut back to add the deck.
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4/17/00 Dogwood petals are falling, leaving the bracts that will become the red berries of fall.
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4/18/00 Wind plus rain plus dogwood petals equals a mess.
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4/27/00 Blossoms are gone, and the entire tree is leafing out.
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5/6/00 Fully leafed out here.
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5/25/00 Green berries have formed and are full size. Nothing much else will happen until the berries turn red in September and the squirrels eat them all.
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7/29/00 Leaves are just beginning to turn red.
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8/3/00 Buds for next year's blossoms are forming now.
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8/3/00 Berries are also just beginning to turn red. Thought I'd better get a picture before the squirrels get them all.
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8/20/00 Berries almost red. Expect squirrels any day.
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8/25/00 See what I mean?
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8/26/00 More leaves turning red.
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8/26/00 Guess the squirrels missed these. They'll be back.
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8/26/00 Berries and buds up close.
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10/7/00 Most of the leaves are a burgundy color now. They'll be falling soon; some already have.
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10/7/00 Close up of next year's blossom buds and red leaves. Berries all gone.
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