
How to grow red twig dogwood
Cornus alba
When to plant red twig dogwood
Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Red Twig Dogwood is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 60 to 120 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8
Common problems
- dogwood anthracnose
- powdery mildew
- leaf spot
- canker
- suckering spread
- heat stress south of zone 7
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Cornus alba (Tatarian Dogwood, Red Twig Dogwood)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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