Puget Sound Native Tree
Botanical Garden
People have created across the United States lists of the largest individual tree of many species as well as typical size of each in a mature forest. They call the largest tree a CHAMPION TREE, for bragging rights.
Pacific Dogwood
cornus nuttallii
Typical dimensions of a large tree of this species in a mature forest:
Height:
Diameter:
Champion tree for this species:
Height:
Diameter:
30 feet
10 inches
Dolphin Place
Original
Broadleaf Trees
Pacific Dogwood
cornus nuttallii
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The Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) is a beautiful, native North American deciduous tree known for its stunning, large white "flowers" (actually bracts) in spring, brilliant red fall foliage, and bright red berries, offering great wildlife value but needing partial shade and well-drained soil, being sensitive to anthracnose fungus and sunburn. It's a popular small-to-medium tree in landscaping, often multi-trunked, with graceful tiered branches, valued for its seasonal interest and native habitat support.
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Bark
This tree species was found growing at the following location when the property was purchased in 1973:
Exact data was not collected at the time. The following is data recorded in 2025.
Largest tree for this species within Dolphin Place Open Space:
Height:
Diameter:
20 feet (was 35)
3 inches ( was 8)
Dolphin Place
Pacific Dogwood
cornus nuttallii
Leaf
Bark
Seed