78+ Young Red Twig Dogwood

If disease is severe enough to warrant the use of fungicides be sure that the dogwood is a valuable specimen and the spray equipment can provide good coverage. The shrubs actually can provide year round interest.

Scarica Gratis Garden Bytes From The Big Apple May 2011

Young red twig dogwood!!!

Growing a red twig dogwood is a great way to add spectacular color to the winter garden. Pruning red twig dogwood to keep it red young and vigorous. The best growing zones for this perennial shrub are 2 through 9. Bare stems create an attractive winter accent and are a wonderful addition to seasonal flower arrangements.

All dogwoods can be propagated by stem cuttings. Red osier dogwood sometimes called red willow or red twig dogwood is a deciduous shrub. The red twig dogwood plant also known as the cornus sericea is a shrub that truly is at its best during the winter months. Despite bearing spring blossoms variegated leaves during summer and berries from summer to fall clearly this plant s common name explains the main reason that people grow it.

At least 36 different species of birds feast on the dogwood s fleshy red berries including northern cardinals tufted titmice bluebirds juncos and waxwings. There s a simple way to make your dogwood red in winter. Red osier dogwood is a large 7 to 9 foot erect shrub best suited where the background such as evergreens will show off the dark red winter stems. The bright green bark twigs and leaves of spring and summer turn to a deep red to burgundy in fall.

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