Spring is the worst time of year to prune your dogwood tree because you can negatively impact spring blooms. If you want to prune your dogwood trees, any other time of the year is perfect ...

Your dogwoods should respond well to aggressive pruning for rejuvenation, removing the old stems and encouraging the growth of new stems with red bark. In addition to their drab color, older ...

I have two dogwood trees that need pruning. I know the ideal time is right after blooming, but they did not need it then. It seems all the rain this year really sent them up and out, and now they ...

I recently received an email asking how you might be able to rejuvenate a dogwood tree starting in the Spring. If you have a tree in your yard that appears to be struggling, inmost cases, it’s common ...

As dogwoods grow older, their stems begin to lose that distinct red or yellow color. Pruning 1/3 of the oldest stems to the ground each year promotes younger stems with better color. If your ...

Some plants like creek dogwood have branches or stems that get less vigorous over time and need a good pruning every 2 to 4 years. Winter is the best time for pruning out old stems in garden shrubs.

After leaf drop is better. By the way, there is a bugaboo about pruning dogwoods that are out of leaf, especially in late winter or early spring, since they will "bleed," that is, exude ...