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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comOn top of my dogwood, there are bare stems about 12 inches long. The other stems on the tree end in a fan of smaller stems that have buds. Do I trim the 12 inch bare stems back to the first full node? The dogwood is a lovely shape. The top of it, however, has those 12 inch long stems that are bare, no other stems coming off it and no buds. It is live, though. Do I trim these back to the nearest node or leave them? Thanks.
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1 Comment To "Pruning Bare Stems on Dogwood"
#1 Comment By Heather On 12/24/2013 @ 12:59 pm
You can trim them. It won’t hurt the tree.
It is likely a fungus or thrips causing those bare branches, though. You may be able to “wake” them back up by treating them with both a fungicide and a pesticide (neem oil works well as it is both and organic).