The larva bore into the tree's bark and burrow into wood.
Sep 21, Modern plant breeding has given rise to new cultivars, cultivated varieties, of flowering dogwood trees that have better resilience to different growing conditions and diseases and pests. Although any dogwood growing in less than perfect conditions can still struggle and succumb to threats, the Stellar Series hybrid collection of dogwoods may. Finally, think about additional plant characteristics that would add interest to your design. For example, the pink flowering dogwood Cornus florida ‘Rubra’ is a native option that blooms with pale pink flowers.
Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ is an Asian variety with brightly variegated leaves, which echo the tree’s white flowers. Both are.
In the fall, leaves turn to beautiful hues of red and purple.
Feb 18, How To Plant. The best time to plant Dogwood trees is in the early fall or spring. They can be planted from bare root, or from potted root balls. If you are planting bare root stock, you will definitely need to plant in fall or early spring, before the tree begins to bud and flower. Dogwoods planted as root ball trees can be dug in at any time, but the spring and fall are still better, providing less stress on the shrubmulching.clubted Reading Time: 4 mins.
In years past the hard, shock-resistant wood of dogwood trees was used to make farm implements, wedges for rail splitting, shuttles for spinning mills, tool handles, and other things.
The Dogwood is a beautiful tree to behold every spring. Yet, I can recall admiring them as much in the summer as green shade tree and for fall leaves to rake for mulch. I’m inspired to paint from memory my encounter with a Dogwood Tree. Perhaps it will be like Robert.