One of mine might be Midwinter fire. It's got that horizontal style of growththat some cornus get. I should think if I cut it back it would make the straight ones. It's quite attractive the only downside being that it catches the dead leaves from the ash overhead. If it gets any bigger I won't reach to get them out. It's made some layerings for me, 2 or 3 of them, need removing this year.
Thanks Caz W how much of a annual chop back do you give it? I have only cut mine back a little for cuttings. Will try doing cuttings in a bucket of water like the sound of that way - going about cuttings.
Nutcutlet I guess if you cut the dogwood it would make a straight plant, My dogwood near a fence so only collects it own leaves really.
Looks like my stakes are sorted out for next year. I'll make them decorative as jo4eyes does.Don't stake much so I should have enough. I'll probaly leave Midwinter fire as a little tree and take its layerings to be grown and cut back yearly.
You should cut your dogwood down to ground level every year then you get the red bark. Always cut under the bud with a horizontal cut and at the top of the cutting cut above the bud on an angle so you know which is the top and you can plant them the correct way up.
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One of mine might be Midwinter fire. It's got that horizontal style of growththat some cornus get. I should think if I cut it back it would make the straight ones. It's quite attractive the only downside being that it catches the dead leaves from the ash overhead. If it gets any bigger I won't reach to get them out. It's made some layerings for me, 2 or 3 of them, need removing this year.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Gardengirl - it was around March when I was giving the dogwoods their annual chop back!
Thanks Caz W how much of a annual chop back do you give it? I have only cut mine back a little for cuttings. Will try doing cuttings in a bucket of water like the sound of that way - going about cuttings.
Nutcutlet I guess if you cut the dogwood it would make a straight plant, My dogwood near a fence so only collects it own leaves really.
when its spring,i cut back the dog wood and use the sticks for supporting other plants,they tend to root and you will have lots off new plants.
Gardengirl - lots of info about pruning here:
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/pruning-training/how-to-prune-and-propagate-dogwoods/108.html
Looks like my stakes are sorted out for next year. I'll make them decorative as jo4eyes does.Don't stake much so I should have enough. I'll probaly leave Midwinter fire as a little tree and take its layerings to be grown and cut back yearly.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks Caz W for the link and thanks verdun for the info.
I guess then the new growth with be the brightest colour then
You should cut your dogwood down to ground level every year then you get the red bark. Always cut under the bud with a horizontal cut and at the top of the cutting cut above the bud on an angle so you know which is the top and you can plant them the correct way up.