Life is too short to miss the blooming Dogwood trees in Palestine, Texas! So you will know when the time is right, City of Palestine's Economic Development Department in partnership with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host the Official 2010 Dogwood Bloom Watch. This is the year to cross off #56 on your bucket list, as highlighted by Texas Monthly in their article “The Bucket List: 63 Things All Texans Should Do Before They Die.” We will provide weekly updates on the Dogwood blooms which are being monitored by Mark Price, Anderson County Extension Agent. Stay tuned and await the glory of the Dogwood blooms.

The 2010 Dogwood blooms are just finishing up. Other spring flowers are in full bloom. Save this link and follow the Dogwood Bloom Watch in 2011. Include Palestine in your summer road trip plans. Our historic downtown is coming alive with new stores and facade improvements.