Red Dogwood Tree Ferns Ginkgo trees are best planted All Fern Plants Ginkgo trees are best planted in an area with full sun This low maintenance tree will bring great beauty and elegance to your landscape Red Dogwood Tree in Folklore The wood of the red dogwood tree has also been used by humans․ It is a very strong‚ dense wood that has been used‚ for example‚ in making furniture or tool handles․ It was also burnt as a source of firewood․ The tree was also valued by craftsmen for the color of the wood‚ which is a rich‚ deep red․ It was used in this way in earlier times‚ when families for whom wood was a scarce resource would use the dogwood tree from springtime when the flowers were in bloom through to the winter when it was used for fuel․ The use of dogwood by communities is one of many illustrations of how closely they are in touch with their environment‚ just as they are with one another․