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Questions and Answers: 2014

Question: Found in Mansfield, CT.

  • Question

    Found in Mansfield, CT.

    Answer

    Dear jrrhodes, your image is Swida amomum (silky dogwood), identified this time of year by its red-brown to red branchlets (with brown pith if you have a chance to examine this) and blue fruits. Often confused with Swida sericea (red-osier dogwood), this species has white pith and usually white fruits.