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A Flowering Dogwood

jacque

By Jacque


A Flowering Dogwood  (Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood))

Not doing great as i found out @wked when i read a book it needs no Prunning like its None Flowering Relation "Alba Aubrea"



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oh i hope it will be ok jacque.....

4 Jan, 2010

 

It will probably grow back I should think. If the stem is still alive it will come back

4 Jan, 2010

 

I do hope itl recover Holly/Hywel but it just has`nt grown much since i Prune it last Spring!! :/

4 Jan, 2010

 

Maybe it doesn't like it's place Jacque. You could try moving it maybe ?

4 Jan, 2010

 

Maybe Hywel but i think its cos i Pruned it 2 hard & they dont need it :( il lift & Pot it up when weathers better 2 give it a Boost of Food in the Spring in some fresh Soil just incase ur rite ;) X

4 Jan, 2010

 

You must have given it a shock lol. I hope it revives.

4 Jan, 2010

 

lol I think i have Hywel lol :)

4 Jan, 2010

 

Keep your fingers crossed and watch for leaf buds. Jacque, are you sure that's not a Reindeer in deep snow ? :-)

4 Jan, 2010

 

LOL No MuddyW its deff My Over Pruned Dogwood lol :)

4 Jan, 2010

 

Is this different from any regular dogwood, Jacque? I have a red stemmed dogwood that I cut back hard each spring. It does have flowers but they are not very obvious. Hopefully yours will bounce back in the spring.

4 Jan, 2010

 

I think some Flower & some dont Gee ? The Flowering Kind dont need much/Any Prunning i read in a book i have recently purchased :)

4 Jan, 2010

 

strange i was only looking at the flowering ones a couple if days ago, some lovely ones jacque :o)

4 Jan, 2010

 

Thats how things go San :) Ul be thinking of sum thing & next u hear some1 else will mention/do the same!! ;) We live in the Twilight Zone dodododo dodododo :) lol

4 Jan, 2010

 

lol i use to love watching that program haha

4 Jan, 2010

 

lol Me 2 San :)

4 Jan, 2010

Sid
Sid
 

Jac, when I looked at the thumbnail picture I thought a reindeer had got stuck in a snowdrift x-D

11 Jan, 2010

 

lol MuddyW thought the same Sarah lol ;)

11 Jan, 2010

Sid
Sid
 

He he...I didn't notice Muddy's comment...he he...

11 Jan, 2010

 

:) lol

11 Jan, 2010



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