Dogwood flower is now in bloom. Dogwood trees were planted as a roadside tree. Actually, these trees were given in return from America for the cherry trees we presented. It was in 1915. Dogwood flower looks like to have four petals, but those petals were changed from leaves. The pink or white petals don’t fall, but they turn into leaves. Dogwood was established as Komatsushima City Flower in 1988. It was 12 years since dogwood was first planted in the Komatsushima city.