I was in New York earlier this week for a few meetings and was able to squeeze in a morning run in Central Park. I stopped along the way to take this shot of Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea', or yellow twig dogwood. That building beyond is the landmarked Majestic Building, one of the first deco residential structures in Manhattan.
I blogged about Cornus sericea before (at least I'm 99% sure it was C. sericea and not C. alba). And while the red and yellow twig dogwoods appear so different, genetically they are within the same species. 'Flaviramea' is a cultivar that has been around for just over 100 years and while it is prone to cankers, it's a nice change of pace from the red stems.
Like red twig dogwoods, this plant is more deeply hued after heavy pruning and can be quite striking in front of a green background, as it is above.
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