For Christians: "According to the story, it was the dogwood tree that provided the wood used to build the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Because of its role in the crucifixion, it is said that God both cursed and blessed the tree. ... The middle of the Dogwood flower has a tight grouping of buds resembling a "crown of thorns.""
The wood is very hard and was used to skewer meet for cooking..."it was said that the term Dogwood could have easily evolved from the Celtic word dag, dagga, or dagwood over the years. The wooden dagge was simply a useful, pointed tool. The tight-grained wood contained no silica, so it was useful in cleaning small spaces that were easily scratched, such as in watches and jewelry. The wood is so hard that the finest weaving shuttles were made from it, and later, golf club heads. The botanical name Cornus reflects this quality, as it means horn, as in bull's horn."
My tree is at least ten-years-old and maybe a few more! I grab my kitchen ladder and climb up it to take many of the photos. Spring is always windy, so it is hard to get the best focus.
The wood is very hard and was used to skewer meet for cooking..."it was said that the term Dogwood could have easily evolved from the Celtic word dag, dagga, or dagwood over the years. The wooden dagge was simply a useful, pointed tool. The tight-grained wood contained no silica, so it was useful in cleaning small spaces that were easily scratched, such as in watches and jewelry. The wood is so hard that the finest weaving shuttles were made from it, and later, golf club heads. The botanical name Cornus reflects this quality, as it means horn, as in bull's horn."
My tree is at least ten-years-old and maybe a few more! I grab my kitchen ladder and climb up it to take many of the photos. Spring is always windy, so it is hard to get the best focus.
The late afternoon sun brings out the best of its color. And after dozens of photos, I try some digital painting.
Pink dogwood trees are so beautiful. We still have a couple of native dogwood trees here in our yard, but the fungal disease Anthracnose has been hard on them and most have died off. That makes me sad. We have replaced two with Cornus kousa, Korean dogwood, which is resistant to the disease.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your beautiful show-off.
It's very pretty, especially the closeup.
ReplyDeleteThe bluebird makes me smile. Thank you
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tree
beautiful
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are lovely. I do love dogwood. We have then in nearby woodland, at the edges. The blossoms against the dark needles of the evergreens is so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteYour blooms brighten the day Tabor.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning dogwood!
ReplyDeleteI love these, and maybe our spring is extra long this year (or at least so it seems) to make up for not moving about very much!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I'm giving a little dogwood tree to my son for his birthday.
ReplyDeleteYou've given us a good history of the dogwood and you then tellus of its unique qualities.Awesome flowers too.
ReplyDeleteDogwoods are among my favorites, i just didn't know all that about them.
ReplyDeletethat's a beautiful tree. I find it unlikely that the dogwood was used for the cross as they are small trees.
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing, Ellen.
DeleteI like these visits too. When I lived in VA, dogwood was one of my passions.
ReplyDeleteOh, I never knew that. It was Virginia?
DeleteYour garden is so pretty! You have certainly captured that with your lens and brightened our day!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely!
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