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.
Life Span of Flowering Dogwood Trees. The white flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is best known for its striking white blossoms, which consist of four large showy bracts surrounding lime green centers. Leaves are typically 3 to 6 inches in length and oval in shape. More than 100 varieties of flowering dogwood exist. They may produce pink or red blossoms, in addition to white, in spring. Trees grow on average between 15 and 30 feet in height as well as in breadth. Since the 1700s, dogwoods have been used as ornamental trees to accent landscapes.