Red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea), AKA Red Osier dogwood, is just one of the many water-loving native shrubs that can be propagated using live stakes! Here’s how I do it. 🌳🌼 You can harvest thick stems from mature shrubs, cut off the top and the side branches, and stick them deep into the mud of a local streambank. Most of the time, you’ll end up with a new shrub! It can be a quick, cost-effective way to revegetate a streambank and improve conditions for wildlife. Of course, you want to consid

Red Osier Dogwood, or Red Twig Dogwood, is a great shrub that is native through throughout almost all of North America, except for the south east quadrant. we want to do rejuvenation pruning in late winter early spring before the leaves come out. We reduce back to the base, any older, thicker, stem, or wounded or diseased stems at this time. We do not cut the younger thinner stems because flower buds were already set on them last year for the spring. Leave those alone until the flowers come out

Plants for 2.13.26: Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball’ (Ciscoe); Cornus sericea 'Isanti' (Nita-Jo). | Bellevue Botanical Garden Society