Cornus sanguinea
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Cornus sanguinea, the common dogwood or bloody dogwood, is a species of dogwood native to most of Europe and western Asia, from England and central Scotland east to the Caspian Sea. It is widely grown
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'Cornus sanguinea' immature inflorescence
Cornus sanguinea stems in winter.
Cornus sanguinea berries
Treenail
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A treenail, also trenail, trennel, or trunnel, is a wooden peg, pin, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frames, covered bridges, wooden ship- and boat-building. It i
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…carrying arrow shafts made from dogwood. The common name, dogwood, comes from C. sanguinea, the wood of which Northern Europeans frequently used to make treenails ("dags"), dowels, and pegs prior to the industrial revolution. The wood of C. sanguinea is unusually hard, dense, and tough and has an oily finish which…
Oak treenails for pinning a wooden structure together. A used one (front center) demonstrates permanent deformation from the forces that bore on it
Protruding treenails used in timber framing at Blaubeuren Abbey, Germany. c.1478
Treenail used to fasten planking to frames, with red lead paint for waterproofing, Qui Nhơn, Vietnam
Building the Naga Pelangi, a wooden junk rigged schooner. Fitting the first plank required aligning many treenails