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| Charolette Roberts from USA asks: |
My brother brought me a dogwood tree that he pulled up from the forest. It had a large root on it, but no soil. We planted it immediately, but the leaves have turned brown and the tree seems to be dead. Should we leave the tree be until next Spring to see if the leaves return, or end it?
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| Lisa Carter from us asks: |
I recently transplanted a dogwood tree and I have been watering it daily with a gallon of water. Recently the leaves have started turning red like the tree thinks it is fall. Any hope on saving this tree?
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| Tracey Lillie from Ireland asks: |
I have a Dogwood tree for about 2 years now. It has never flowered and I was told it was a flowering one. But the problem is that it looks dehydrated all the time. The leaves are a lovely colour (green and red) but the leaves are curling in like they need water. Do they need an extensive amount of water or does it need to be fertilised with something. Fot half the year it gets full sun for most of the day if there is sun but in Ireland we don`t really have that much.
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| Patrick says : |
dogwoods needs some more years to aclimate at the new place, when it was a potted plant it needs about minimum 3 years to start with flowers when you planted it witout soil it needs minimum 5 years because the plant has to renew his root system, and when it is big enough he will start with flowers, give him a little bit more time he will thanks to you Patrick
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
Fertilization should be calculated on the amount to usable nitrogen being applied. One to two pounds of nitrogen per year spread evenly over every 1,000 square feet of soil surface area is a good application rate. Avoid fertilizing in late spring or early summer when the leaves are expanding. Do not fertilize within 2 feet of the stem base on mature trees. There are special fertilizers for Dogwoods. Water weekly during particularly dry periods and be careful when using lawnmowers or other implements around flowering dogwoods as the bark is easily damaged and wounds can both weaken the tree and serve as an invitation to insects and fungus.
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| Danny from Baltimore from USA asks: |
We have a white flowering dogwood tree about 6 years old. Have not done much pruning yet, and would like to know how to prune it to get that "umbrella" type of shape. And what time of year is best for pruning the tree?
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| Barry from USA / Cincinnati asks: |
I have two white blooming dogwoods and one pink. They are on the north side of a 4 story building in a histroic neighborhood where my building is only 16 feet away. The area is fairly protected from too much excess heat and winter cold. The trees get early morning sun and late afternoon sun more than three hours each time. Before planting these trees I had re-conditioned the soil in this planting bed with leaf mulch and cottonseed meal and did my best to make sure that the planting area drains properly. I did have a red one but it died a year after planting. I do understand that the red and pink ones are a lot more suseptable to disease and dying. What would be the ideal fertilizer for these trees and when should it be applied? I`ve used compost tea with overtly great success for the rest of my yard. The dogwoods do seem at this time to be full of healthy buds and hopefully will bloom and thrive for years to come. I just want to make sure that it continues.
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| Green Zeus says : |
I think you have these planted in a nearly ideal spot. So many people want to plant these in full sun and then wonder why they have leaf scorch. I have had success using a balanced fertilizer such as triple 19. Fertilize in spring when threat of killing frost has passed. Give 1/4 cup per 3` of height. Keep them thinned out thru pruning as this helps with air circulation to avoid fungal disease. Keep the soil in good condition as it is said most problems with dogwoods is due to poor soil conditioning. I would say to keep doing what you are doing because success is the true test of your techniques.
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| SANDRA from USA asks: |
My tree has a type of fungus on it. It is green and white in color and peels off(cauliflower looking). Was told I could put soapy water on it and it would get rid of it. Is this true. Do you have another solution that is environmentally safe that would work better? Thanks
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| Green Zeus says : |
You can`t cure fungus on ANY plant or tree. The only thing you CAN do is prevent it by spraying a fungicide. Dogwood is very susceptible to fungus. That is why you should always plant the varieties that nurseries now offer which are resistant to fungal infection. If the shrub is completely infected, it should be cut down and disposed of to prevent the spores from spreading. If you want to replant a new dogwood, do not plant it in the same hole. Choose another location.
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| lorie price from usa asks: |
i have a dogwood tree that needs to be transplanted. is is about 12ft tall. how much af the root ball so need to give it? when is the best time to transplant tree?
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| Green Zeus says : |
I would cut around it about 2 feet from the trunk. You will get most of the large roots and only lose some feeder roots which will regrow. The very best time to transplant is in fall. It is far less streesful on the tree. Sept is a good time--this allows the roots to establish themselves and allows the tree to uptake water so it survives winter much better.
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| Heidi from USA asks: |
My one dogwood tree symptoms: top browning and loss off leaves; lateral curling of leaves; dead branches. Is it dying? what can I do?
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| Green Zeus says : |
It sounds like the start of spot anthracnose. You can recognize its progress as the leaves get tan colored spots that have a purple edge. This is the disease you watch for in dogwood because it starts with lots of humidity or rain. Repeated infections can kill it,so you can spray a fungicide. But you have to prune out the dead limbs and clean up leaves and twigs around it because this helps to reinfect the plant. They say many diseases can be prevented by soil conditioning. Dogwood is a difficult shrub to successfully grow. If it`s planted in full sun, you must water it during dry spells and because the roots are close to the surface, you need to put 4" of mulch around it and keep grass off the root system. I have mine planted at the edge of a woods. It natively grows at the forest edge, under the canopy of other trees. The best way to avoid problems with dogwood is to plant the 3 most resistant varities. This shrub can suffer from mower damage and doesn`t like rough handling. Don`t let it overgrow--it needs air circulation to ward off this fungus so prune to thin it out. You can find out more about dogwood by searching the net. I suggest learning more about a tree and shrub BEFORE deciding to plant. I do lots of homework before I make a choice because I have many soil challenges here. And they say that most dogwood problems start with the soil.
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| lynda plante from u.s.a. asks: |
I have a 10 yr.old chinese dogwood tree that has heavy new growth on all it`s thin branches. These are now flopping over.. should the tree be trimed to strengthen and fill out the tree??
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| Green Zeus says : |
Yes. Most people don`t understand how vital pruning is and they don`t understand that they MUST do it to keep the plant healthy,strong, and encourage it to take on its proper shape. You should thin it and take out branches that cross each other. Branches that grow parallel to the ground will take on snowload and break off,stripping bark. No matter what the tree is--and I have hundreds of various trees on the property---I keep a close eye on branches that begin to take on this shape and remove them right away. You might want to surf around on the net. You`d be surprised how many sites there are that teach you about the pruning of various trees. Learning pruning techniques gives you beautiful,strong trees.
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| Nancy Hedges from United States asks: |
Ihave a dogwood tree that we planted last year on Mothers Day.This year it started out really pretty and with flowers.We put some mulch around it and fertilized it.And within a week it lost all of its flowers and leaves.Will it come back? And is there any thing I can still do?
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| Green Zeus says : |
If it`s planted in full sun, you must water it during dry spells. And who knows---maybe it was nothing you did. Some plants are compromised in the nursery and this doesn`t show up until the tree is stressed from being dug up at nursery and shipped and then replanted. Dogwood is a sensitive shrub and does not take kindly to rough handling. If it doesn`t survive and you want another dogwood, be sure to plant a variety that is resistant to disease. Mulching is very good. Always mulch your dogwoods.
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| Claudette from USA asks: |
Our dogwood is about ten years old and has never really bloomed. Usually it has partial flowers. It now has more flowers then ever, but they are only as big as a nickel. Our friend said the type we have blooms later then the light pink and white ones, its deep pink almost rose color, and the flowers should last longer. We inquired from nurseries and we have feed it to no avail. What should we be giving it? Thanks!
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| Alice Perry from USA asks: |
Can I root a broken branch from the trees with lots of flowering on it?
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
You can try it, normally you propagate by softwood cutting.
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| Pat from USA asks: |
I have a dogwood tree that has been planted for about 9 years. It has never flowered. It is very full and growing but no flowers. What could be the problem?
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