- Sep 1
Rough Leaf & Gray Dogwood
Rough leaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii) is a relatively fast-growing native deciduous shrub that makes a wonderful wildlife corridor and blocking hedge. But you must (1) exclude the unwanted woody species that will try to occupy the same habitat, especially the ubiquitous and horrible Asian bush honeysuckle and (2) understand that the hedge will be at least as deep as tall. Rough leaf dogwood is often confused with the very similar gray dogwood (C. racemosa). The trunk diamete