I have a Red Twig Dogwood. Love the color of the stems in the winter.

@GardenMoxie

Жыл бұрын

They are great shrubs.

I love dogwood so pretty in the garden this time of year 🥰 thank you for sharing.

@GardenMoxie

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Great advice, thanks Sue!

@GardenMoxie

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lyla. Thanks for checking out the video.

Thanks much-needed info. Rescued two bushes we are and replanted and had no idea what I was doing. I am going to use your teachings

@GardenMoxie

9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad that was helpful.

Thank you for this information. I am headed out to trim 3 red twig dogwoods

@GardenMoxie

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

Thank you for this video. I never knew that when you shorten the branch that you prune the area with near the outward facing bud! Thank you from Ontario, Canada!😊😊

@GardenMoxie

4 ай бұрын

Hello and thanks for your note. I am glad the video was helpful.

Great, I am going to trim for the first time and I think I can do it. Thanks

@GardenMoxie

7 ай бұрын

Good luck! They are such forgiving plants and love a good prune.

Thanks for the info! I have 2, one is managable the other has taken off like bottle rockets! I'll count the days till spring so I can trim it.😊

@GardenMoxie

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I'm glad it was helpful.

I got a red twig dogwood a couple years ago. Have not yet tried pruning. Will be doing so now that ive seen this. I am tying to get my yard in order and make a schedule on what i need to do to all the shrubs and perennials all year. I have alot and know very little.

@GardenMoxie

11 ай бұрын

I hope the video was helpful. I like to get a to-do list together too. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, Sue! Very informative 😊 I have one that is just a year old, planted last spring. I’m thinking that I don’t really need to do much pruning other than removing any dead wood. Thanks

@GardenMoxie

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your note. I agree you likely don't need to prune a new shrub very much. When this shrub was tiny, I just needed to remove dead branches and work at shaping it a bit.

I have three new (one year old) red twigs spaced 3 ft apart by my front door. They are all different in their growth habit. One has weird horizontal branches from center, one is the same size as when I planted and one looks more like yours. I want them to look the same.

@GardenMoxie

2 ай бұрын

I understand what you mean. Their growth patterns are a bit wild from my experience. Keeping them similar sizes will likely get you to three plants that look similar. Thanks for watching the video.

Hello- thanks for the helpful video. We have some Cornus stolonifera ‘Arctic Fire’ / Redtwig Dogwood that were planted about 1.5 years ago and have not been pruned yet. They are a bit overgrown for the area along our fence. Can I prune now in September or should I wait until next spring? We are in the pacific northwest if that makes a difference in terms of climate.

@GardenMoxie

10 ай бұрын

If you are in a warmer climate you can prune your shrubs now. I would just make sure they get watered while they are adjusting. Thanks for checking out the video. Happy gardening!

I have had one for about 4or 5 years. I have never pruned it. It is in a shady location may get 3 hours sun a day. It doesn’t ever seem to grow. I have never seen flowers or berries in it. Do all red twigs get flowers and berries?It’s under an old evergreen tree. Not sure if it gets enough sun or water? It looks healthy. I would like to see if thicken up and get some more height on it. Would pruning it help with both of those things?

@GardenMoxie

Жыл бұрын

Hi, it depends on the type of plant it is. They typically don't love shade, but I don't feel comfortable commenting since I am not familiar with your soil conditions, etc. In my experience, pruning definitely helps this specific variegated dogwood stay healthier. Thanks for watching the video.

I have a completely overgrown red dogwood that was in an area of our property that one could call a forest, even though we live in an city. The shrub itself was completely encased in a thicket of phragmites for many years. it would grow upwards of 9-10 feet to get light. This spring I finally took a first pass at removing the phragmites, which left the dogwood in shambles, it apparently use the reeds to hold itself up. Going to take some work, to try and get this thing back in shape. I do like that it was tall and would grow above my fence. Any chance it can do without the help of the phragmites, or do I just need to cut this back and keep it smaller?

@GardenMoxie

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the video. If it were my shrub, I would cut it back hard to encourage new, stronger growth.

Hello, I do not want to propagate this shrub but would like to know if it could be divided instead without damaging it.

@GardenMoxie

5 ай бұрын

Sorry, but I don't know. I always taking cuttings or layering branches to propagate this shrub.

I live in zone 3 (north dakota) and I was told to cut ours back to the ground every 2 years. It's 2 years but now I'm worried!

@GardenMoxie

4 ай бұрын

Dogwood are very tough. I prefer my shrub to be fairly large so I prune it by 1/3.

Hello there, I planted red twig dogwoods two summers ago. Is it too early to prune them?

@GardenMoxie

7 ай бұрын

If you are asking whether a two year old plant can be pruned, the answer is yes.

What's the name of the Prince song playing toward the end of your video?

@GardenMoxie

2 жыл бұрын

You are so funny! LOL

@tomlibertiny

2 жыл бұрын

@@GardenMoxie It's "Let's go crazy" isn't it? Or wait, "Controversy?"

@GardenMoxie

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomlibertiny It's a crazy medley of course.

If you cut this to the ground will it grow back?

@GardenMoxie

3 ай бұрын

I have never cut mine completely to the ground so I can't give you personal experience on that one. This shrub is very tough. The plant you see in the video was started from a friend's plant. One of the branches rooted because it was touching ground. They have a remarkable will to live.

Not how I would do it. She removes all the small sprouts at the bottom which should be allowed to grow and eventually replace the stems that are aging out. I also see several that were trimmed about 18 inches tall in the past, then producing short lateral branches that do not contribute long-term to the aesthetics or health. These cuts often allow disease to take hold. They should be cut to the ground and new young ones allowed to fill in with healthier stems. to each their own, and maybe she can "control" its size this way, but it's really not the best method.

@GardenMoxie

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your insights.