{"id":663,"date":"2021-12-14T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/blog\/uncategorized\/flowering-dogwood\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T22:05:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T03:05:59","slug":"flowering-dogwood","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/flowering-dogwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowering Dogwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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North President Avenue, Lancaster PA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Long one of the best arbor displays in the county, the median strip in spring was a few blocks of gorgeous. A recent obituary for local resident Dorothy Rodgers (1922- 2018) noted that when Dorothy first\u00a0came to Lancaster in 1958, \u201cthe view of blossoming cherry (sic) trees on North President Avenue convinced her of the beauty of Lancaster.\u201d Unfortunately the display isn\u2019t what it once was. Dogwood anthracnose\u00a0invaded\u00a0the U.S. in 1978 and\u00a0infested 95-100% of dogwoods in many areas. North President Avenue was not immune, and other species were added as replacements, which diminished the display. Still, this avenue retains springtime charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n