58 Full Grown Bailey Red Twig Dogwood

Bailey red twig dogwood is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit.

Full grown bailey red twig dogwood. Instead i have a 6 foot shrub that i ve had to prune back several times to keep it off the steps etc. The red twig dogwood cornus stolinifera is very handsome and eye appealing as winter interest in the landscape especially with a sprinkling of snow to set off the red stem color. Bailey s red twig dogwood will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 10 feet. This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It has a low canopy and is suitable for planting under power lines. The stems which are green in spring and summer turn bright red when the foliage drops off in autumn. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn t necessarily require facer plants in front and is suitable for planting under power lines.

It grows at a fast rate and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. It has clusters of creamy white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. Yellowish white flowers are followed by small blue berries. It features an abundance of magnificent powder blue berries in late summer. I chose this based only on red twig dogwood name and wanted the neat little bundle of red twigs that i see along the highways in the wild. Yellow twig dogwood cornus servicea flamiramea a deciduous flowering shrub is a named cultivar of the red twig dogwood cornus servicea. Red twig dogwoods will tolerate partial shade but their signature red bark will be brightest if they are planted in full sun.

Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil weekly. I guess i forgot to read the tag that said height 8 10 feet. Current year s growth features outstanding coral red branches on a multi stemmed shrub. Bare stems create an attractive winter accent and are a wonderful addition to seasonal flower arrangements. Bailey red twig dogwood will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 10 feet. Partial to full sun. While the species variety and other cultivars have red stems flamiramea has yellow or greenish stems.

Growing a red twig dogwood is a great way to add spectacular color to the winter garden. 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.