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Midwinter Fire.
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I have 3 Dogwood Midwinter Fire, I don't think they're very happy where they are. I wanted to know when was the best time to move them please.
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Thank you very much Verdun, I knew you'd know the answer x
I've grown it in other people's gardens, but not my own.
I find if you cut 1/3 of the stems ( the oldest) hard each year, it's fine.
There was a large display in front of a local garden centre, and they used to cut them right down every year and they always came back.
Thank you Hosta.
I have found it fussier than other dogwoods but then again, when happy, it suckers like mad. Doesn't usually take kindly to pruning, especially when getting established, but I got cross with one this summer and hacked it back hard and it has responded with lots of colourful new stems. So has another in a small bed by our parking area. I half expected it to give up after a serious haircut this spring and it's come back very well.
Mine are in full sun in deep, neutral to alkaline loam - depending on the bed - over a layer of clay subsoil. They get plenty of weather too as we're exposed to strong winds and can have very cold winters.
Thank you Obelixx, ours are in a quite open spot and when we move them, it will still be quite open, just slightly more sheilded.