Be careful not to over-prune when thinning out your dogwood tree. Tate explains that the recommended “pruning budget” for most trees is 20% to 30% (up to 1/3) of living canopy in one year.

To preserve the bright bark color of shrubs such as red-osier dogwood, prune out the oldest stems to leave the younger, more vivid ones. Then start a routine of cutting out one-fourth to one-third ...

To avoid spreading diseases such as dogwood canker, take care to disinfect your pruners. Before you start pruning, wipe the tool all over with 70% rubbing alcohol.

Pruning dogwood branches to about six inches above ground will help rejuvenate its growth. Special to The Forum ByDon Kinzler April 08, 2017 at 6:45 AM Share Share this article ...

Pruning any plant at the right time will help solve some of the weakness you may see in a dogwood. I have pruned dogwood trees in both late fall and winter. But dogwood pruning takes special care.

Spirea and weigela: Prune every two to three years in late winter or early spring. Butterfly bush (Buddleia): Cut to within a few inches of the ground every year in early spring. Don’t worry: As ...

Pruning chores to do now: damaged tropicals, shade trees and more can use a trim BY DAN GILL | Contributing writer Dec 27, 2022 3 min to read ...

Pruning stimulates fruit production, which is why my smallest (yet oldest) pagoda dogwood is so heavily laden with berries that the whole tree looks like the skin of a navy blue blowing ball from ...