| General Description | Small deciduous tree with elliptic to oval leaves, packed with creamy-white flowers from mid-spring to early summer. |
| Shape | Tall and bushy. |
| Landscape | Perfect for bog gardens, alongside ponds and streams, in naturalized areas or as an informal screen/hedge.
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| Propagation | Plant a seed, take softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings in the summer or take a hardwood cutting in the winter. |
| Cultivation | Grow in moist but well drained soil, with full or partial sun. |
| Pests | The Roughleaf Dogwood is susceptible to getting Dogwood Borer and Dogwood Club Gall Midge. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Greyish-brown thin bark, with short plates or long strips. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves are ovate to elliptical, with full margins and precise veins. They measure at 10-15cm long and 5-10cm wide. The upper side of the leaves are rough and furry while the lower sides are soft and lighter in green. Foliage turns purplish in fall before dropping. |
| Flower Description | Flowers are a creamy-white colour, and come in flat-topped clusters. They measure approximately at 6.3cm in diameter and flourish from mid-spring to mid-summer before producing white, round drupes. |
| Fruit Description | Fleshy, white drupes, measured approximately at 0.65cm in diameter. All drupes contain a stone inside and are a food source to many mammals. |
| Colour Description | The leaves are green with grey-brown bark. The flowers tend to be a creamy-white which bring white drupes in mid to late summer. The foliage turns a purplish colour in the fall before dropping. |