On Jan 25, 7:45*pm, mac davis wrote:
I hear about it in jokes here, but is there really a wood called dogwood?

Numerous varieties of Dogwood are represented in the insignia of U.S.
states and Canadian provinces.

The inflorescence of Pacific Dogwood is the official flower of the
province of British Columbia

The Dogwood (Cornus florida) and its inflorescence are the state tree
and the state flower respectively for the U.S. Commonwealth of
Virginia. It is also the state tree of Missouri and the state flower
of North Carolina.

there are 30-50 different species of dogwood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogwood