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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    September 9, 2019
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    Prune redtwig dogwood when it is dormant this winter. It responds well to hard pruning. Since it grows fast, you may want to thin spindly branches each year (anything less than pencil diameter) and prune out the oldest wood annually after spring bloom is over. Young wood blooms more heavily and has that lovely red color.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    July 1, 2020
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    It sounds like overwatering may have gotten the best of them over time. This is an infection starting. Probably Dogwood blight. Though this cultivar is resistant, at some point it can contract the disease. Fungicide treatment will be necessary, and watering habit will need to be modified just a little.

    Watering should be done when the soil is bone dry down to about 2 inches. This will have no schedule. A moisture meter may be necessary to determine the depth at which the soil is bone dry, and without moisture. Since the blight survives at the soil surface, you will need to balance the moisture to keep the deep roots moist, but the top, relatively, dry.

    Here are some articles that will help:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/dogwood/dogwood-blight-control.htm

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  • Answered by
    Jenwisler on
    July 16, 2020
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    Thanks so much for your help! Blight makes sense because previous owners planted the shrub by a downspout. I have moved the downspout outlet and mulch around the base.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    October 9, 2020
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    It is still a little early in the year, but two thoughts come to mind.

    They could be different cultivars, or the trees dropping early can have a disease. Unfortunately, your photo did not come through, so I cannot assess the situation.

    Here is an article that will give you more information on the tree:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/dogwood/red-twig-dogwood-care.htm

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