Willow Dogwood (Cornus amomum Mill.). The Willow Dogwood rarely exceeds a height of 10 feet. Like the Silky Dogwood, it has twigs with pale brown pith. The leaves usually have reddish-colored hairs on the lower surface. The berries are pale blue. Willow Dogwood grows in low ground.
Gray Dogwood
COCK-SPUR THORN
Crataegus crus-galli L.
Growth Form: Small tree to 20 feet tall; trunk diameter up to 8 inches; crown broadly rounded.
Bark: Dark brown, scaly.
Twigs: Moderately stout, light brown, smooth, usually with sharp spines up to 4 inches long; leaf scars alternate, crescent-shaped, slightly elevated, with 3 bundle traces.
Buds: Rounded, up to ¼ inch in diameter, reddish-brown, usually smooth.
Leaves: Alternate, simple; blades broadest above the middle, rounded or short-pointed at the tip, tapering to the base, up to 4 inches long, up to 1½ inches broad, leathery, toothed along the edges, at least in the upper half of the leaf, dark green, smooth, shiny on the upper surface, paler and smooth on the lower surface; leafstalks stout, up to 1 inch long, smooth.
Flowers: Showy, several in a cluster, appearing in May and June, each up to ¾ inch across, with 5 white petals.