Legend says the cross on which Jesus was crucified was made from a dogwood tree. God said that the dogwood tree would from that day forward will never grow large enough to make a cross from it. The flower of the dogwood has four petals which makes the shape of a cross. At the end of each petal is a stain of blood from the nails The centre of the flower resembles the crown of thorns. The Dogwood blooms near Easter.