Flowering Dogwood grows 20 to 35 feet tall and spreads 25 to 30 feet. It can be trained with one central trunk or as a multi-trunked tree. The flowers consist of four bracts below the small head ...

Most trees can be easily identified by inspecting their leaves, seed pods, flowers, bark, or shape. ... The bark-covered trunk supports a framework of branches and twigs known as the tree's crown.

But those flower-festooned ribs soon produce seeds that are spread far and wide by birds. So while dwarf schefflera is fine for our landscapes, keep umbrella tree indoors.