Plant of the Day
Saturday 3 January 2015
The bright red stems of Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ (red-barked dogwood) catch the winter sunshine and provide a striking display of colour. Above it can be seen in a woodland garden, in a mixed border underplanted with Euonymus and as a red ribbon reflected in a lake.
The best stem colour is on the new growth so once established the shrub can be pruned hard to within 5-7cm of the ground in March every or alternate years depending on the height required. This type of pruning approach is called ‘stooling’.
Jill Raggett
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