My nature is that I must know all there is to know about everything I know. Dad always called the little tree he built net hoops from mongrel dogwood. But was it?
Dogwood has beautiful flowers ... the little tree Dad called dogwood bears clusters of small blooms. I was astounded by what I found. The fact is, a lot of the dogwood that grows along Red River is Cornus priceae or Price dogwood. Price is my last name ... goose bumps popped out and I couldn't shake them down.
I will never forget my first day in Red River bottom, gathering dogwood for my new business venture. I was meticulous in choosing perfect dogwood branches, bundling them and carrying them out of the swamp to my truck. I felt Dad's presence; it had been twelve years since his passing, but he was there.
"Dad, just wait till you see, what I'm going to do with your dogwood hoops."
