What Iâd like to do with this column is elaborate a bit more on what a narrative hook is, how you can create great opening sentences, and how that hook relates to the rest of your story or novel. Wait, thatâs a terrible narrative hook.
Of the 17 species of dogwood native to North America, the four most common garden types are native flowering dogwoods, Pacific dogwood, Cornelian cherry dogwood and kousa dogwoods.n the winter, the tree has an attractive silhouette with small buds at the tips of the branches. Flowering dogwoods grow to between 12 and 20 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 6 to 12 inches. They thrive in sun or shade. Those in full sun are shorter with better leaf color, especially in the fall.
Select varieties of dogwood trees are native to the United States, have fragrant white flowers and can grow in full shade. Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), also known as western or mountain dogwood, is native to Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, and grows in USDA zones 7 through 8.f course youâll find differing characteristics among the varieties, however most dogwoods grow about 25 feet tall at a rate of 24 inches per year. These deciduous trees thrive in a partially shady place, although some grow in full shade.