Botanical Classification for Pink Dogwood Trees: The pink dogwood trees that I, myself grow are considered Cornus florida var. Rosea in plant taxonomy terms.Rubra may be a more popular pink-flowering C. florida variety than Rosea, however (see below).Plant Type: Pink flowering dogwoods are broadleaf, deciduous trees.Characteristics: With a common name like  flowering dogwood , it's no surprise that the various types of Cornus florida put on a terrific floral performance in the spring (although what appear to be four flower petals are actually bracts).he pink dogwood trees that I, myself grow are considered Cornus florida var. Rosea in plant taxonomy terms. Rubra may be a more popular pink-flowering C. florida variety than Rosea, however (see below). Plant Type: Pink flowering dogwoods are broadleaf, deciduous trees.
Many of you have probably heard of the concept â waste equals food .â William McDonough, architect, designer and author of the esteemed book Cradle to Cradle, developed the idea.lants need two types of nutrients for healthy growth; mineral and non-mineral. Non-mineral nutrients are Oxygen(O), Hydrogen(H), and Carbon (C). CO2 and H20 are changed into the plants food during photosynthesis.
Worldwide, that number is over 1 billion people. That makes the fact that somewhere between a quarter and a third of all food produced worldwide is never eaten all the more shocking. America is the worst offender by far. Here in the states, the portion of food production that goes to waste is closer to 40 percent. A report by the National Consumer League, called Wasted: Solutions to the American Food Waste Problem, came out last week.