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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From softwood cuttings By grafting By budding
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing
On Feb 17, 2008, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) wrote:
This species is a common native of the United States - during winter I have seen its red twigs mainly around ponds or swamps. It will also grow in woodland shade but it will have less flowers and dullen winter colors. It is also found in Northern Minnesota so it is truely zone 3 hardy. A Asian species is more often used in landscapes, Tatarian Dogwood but more often for its variegated leaves cultivar than twigs. There are also some cultivars of Red Dogwood that have barks dark red mixed with blue it is almost maroon and others have yellow bark so a winter planting of red and yellow looks wonderful. There are many different shades of red offered. A willow species that have started to be planted more often in recent years can be confused with Red Twig Dogwood but generally are more upright and larger in size.
I have not had my Red Twig Dogwood long enough for it to bloom, but even if it never did, the red stems in winter are showy enough! My information says that it is hardy in zones 3-8 and that it should be pruned in spring.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Flagstaff, Arizona Boulder Creek, California Knights Landing, California North Fork, California Pioneer, California San Francisco, California Grand Junction, Colorado Peyton, Colorado Mokena, Illinois Topeka, Illinois Waterloo, Iowa Fairway, Kansas Olathe, Kansas Bucksport, Maine Parkton, Maryland Valley Lee, Maryland West Roxbury, Massachusetts Minneapolis, Minnesota Lincoln, Nebraska Sutherland, Nebraska La Cienega, New Mexico Dunkirk, New York Gates-north Gates, New York Asheville, North Carolina Elizabeth City, North Carolina Harrisburg, North Carolina Belfield, North Dakota Loraine, North Dakota Fruit Hill, Ohio Portland, Oregon East Norriton, Pennsylvania Emmaus, Pennsylvania Broadland, South Dakota Knoxville, Tennessee Smyrna, Tennessee Wytheville, Virginia Cascade Valley, Washington Lake Bosworth, Washington Falling Waters, West Virginia