Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood)

These trees like protection from the west and have beautiful horizontal branching. White flowers with blue-black fruit.

Associates: Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine), Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-In-The-Pulpit), Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold), Juglans cinerea (Butternut), Lindera benzoin (Spicebush), Rudbeckia laciniata (Wild Golden Glow), Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot), Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal), Smilacina stellata (Starry Solomon’s Seal), Uvularia grandiflora (Merrybells or Bellwort)