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Prune red twig dogwood #50154 March 15th, 2006 at 05:41 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Indiana S shezalady OP Junior Member
OP shezalady Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2006 Indiana	How much and when do I prune a red twig dogwood?

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Re: Prune red twig dogwood #50155 March 15th, 2006 at 06:16 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia O obywan59 Member
obywan59 Member O Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia	To promote new growth of bright red stems, prune hard each spring when the stem color starts to lighten, completely removing a third or more of the stems. I've been known to remove all the stems, as the 2 year stems are noticeably less red. If you leave some of the older stems, though, you will be able to see the shrub blossom.

Re: Prune red twig dogwood #50156 March 16th, 2006 at 09:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Indiana S shezalady OP Junior Member
OP shezalady Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2006 Indiana	I live in Indiana. Would you say now is a good time to prune?

Re: Prune red twig dogwood #50157 March 17th, 2006 at 12:58 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia O obywan59 Member
obywan59 Member O Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia	Probably so, I haven't pruned mine yet, but only because I haven't had the time. The stems on mine have lightened already. At least a week or two ago.

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