The Dogwood is normally a shrub but can be a tree. The one I found in All Saints Park was in a shrub form. They are planted ornamentally and grown to a rough height of 3-4m. They are quick to colonise as birds spread their seeds very quickly.
The leaves are oval and pointed and and grow on opposites of the stem. They have 3-4 pairs of prominent veins which when the leaf is split and the 2 halves pulled away they will stay joined by the veins. They have a reddish stem. The leaves are about 10cm long.
The buds are black coming off the reddish stem. They are about 2cm long.
There was a variety of plants growing under and around the Dogwood such as:
Creeping buttercup
Ivy
The common small puffball mushroom
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