The Dogwood Trails of Palestine and Quitman celebrate this ancient tree for both its beauty and its intriguing legend, a favorite story of story tellers for centuries. According to legend, the tree ...

According to promiseofgod.com, the legend tells the story of how the dogwood became associated with Easter. At the time of Christ’s crucifixion, the dogwood had been the size of the oak and ...

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The legend says the dogwood tree once grew to a massive size and that one was used to make the cross for Jesus' Crucifixion. After that, the tree never grew large again, and they are slender and ...

The showy white flowers and distinctive bark of the dogwood tree make it a popular ornamental tree, but the tree’s blossoms have also become symbols of Easter. Legend ties dogwood to the Easter ...