This species is native to parts of North America. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water.
#Red twig dogwood full
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It has no significant negative characteristics.īailey Red-Twig Dogwood is recommended for the following landscape applications īailey Red-Twig Dogwood will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and can be pruned at anytime.
Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. The cherry red branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.īailey Red-Twig Dogwood is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. With the exception of the lower midwest and deep South, this species is native to much of North America where it is typically found growing. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. Cornus sericea, commonly known as red twig dogwood or red osier dogwood, is an upright-spreading, suckering shrub that typically grows in the absence of pruning to 6-9’ tall with a slightly larger spread.
It has clusters of creamy white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. It features an abundance of magnificent powder blue berries in late summer. Fast-growing, adaptable to most soils including wet soils, it bears a dense foliage of ovate green leaves in spring and summer, creating a nice contrast with the reddish stems. Our Growing Place Choice plants are chosen because they are strong performers year after year, staying attractive with less maintenance when planted in the right place.īailey Red-Twig Dogwood is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. Perfect for small gardens, Cornus sericea Kelseyi (Redtwig Dogwood) is a dwarf, rounded, suckering, deciduous shrub of great ornamental value in the landscape. An incredibly attractive and vigorous shrub valued for its blazing red stems which glow against the winter snow, fruits are also ornamental to maintain stem color and plant vigor, prune stems that are no longer red to the ground in late winter.
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