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.
The United Nations estimates that a third of all the food produced in the world is never consumed, making for a total of about 1.3 billion tons of waste a year. In the United States alone, about 40 percent of all food, worth an estimated $165 billion, is wasted, the Natural Resources Defense Council reported in 2012.he United Nations estimates that a third of all the food produced in the world is never consumed, making for a total of about 1.3 billion tons of waste a year. In the United States alone, about 40 percent of all food, worth an estimated $165 billion, is wasted, the Natural Resources Defense Council reported in 2012.