“I have a red twig dogwood shrub I planted at least two years ago in my backyard that tends to be moist and shaded by some adjacent trees. It has only grown to about 3 feet tall and has thin foliag ...

Should I give up and remove them to plant new ones? Shrubs like red- and yellow-twig dogwood that are primarily grown for their colored bark usually have the brightest color in young stems.

But that’s just exactly what our Northwest native red twig dogwood does! In its native habitat, it thrives in moist soil along stream banks and in a filtered shade location. Put it in a home ...

One widely available red twig dogwood is Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’. The foliage on this attractive shrub adds vibrant color with bright gray-green leaves outlined in a squiggly margin of ...

Two weeks ago, I thought I saw bird droppings on my red twig dogwood. They turned out to be caterpillars with a powdery white coating. More were curled under the leaves. Now my shrubs are being ...

The red-twig dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’), also known as the cream-edge Tatarian dogwood, is a pleasant shrub that offers so much to central Ohio gardens. The 21/2-inch medium gray ...

Red Twig Dogwood in a rare minute of Oregon sun.jpg Ask the OSU Extension Service expert about Red Twig Dogwood (Sheila Sund) When there are no cobs on the corn or flowers on the dahlias ...

Red-twig dogwood and yellow-twig dogwood (C. sericea) are shrubs grown primarily for their colorful twigs and branches — especially striking in winter after leaves have fallen. • Kousa dogwood (C.