Dogwood – Hard Pruning All you have to do to keep your plants producing lots of new stems with their rich colours is to hard prune them – or coppice – them every year from the end of their first year. After planting, leave them be and let them establishRead More →
The wounds created by pruning cuts provide an entry point for these devastating insects. In addition, if pruned while the tree is actively growing in spring and summer, the wounds bleed copious amounts of messy sap. Therefore, the best time to prune a dogwood tree is in late fall andRead More →
Dogwood trees are native to forest undergrowth, but popular around buildings for their white and pink flowers. Transplanting them is difficult. Do dogwood trees have deep roots? Dogwoods are natural understory trees. They grow under larger trees, and their roots grow overtop of the larger roots of the big pinesRead More →