Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida

Location: Paseo Padre Parkway
Park: Central Park
District: Irvington
Native to: N. America
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: deciduous

Comments: Rare tree for Fremont, Newark and Union City due to dry weather, more common in Hayward and points north in the East Bay.

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