Genus: Cornus
Known as the dogwoods they are deciduous woody shrubs or trees.
Members growing plants in this genus
Species of Cornus
- Cornus alba
- Cornus alternifolia
- Cornus amomum
- Cornus asperifolia
- Cornus austrosinensis
- Cornus bretschneideri
- Cornus canadensis
- Cornus capitata
- Cornus chinensis
- Cornus controversa
- Cornus coreana
- Cornus drummondii
- Cornus florida
- Cornus foemina
- Cornus glabrata
- Cornus hemsleyi
- Cornus hongkongensis
- Cornus koehneana
- Cornus kousa
- Cornus macrophylla
- Cornus mas
- Cornus nuttallii
- Cornus obliqua
- Cornus officinalis
- Cornus paucinervis
- Cornus racemosa
- Cornus rugosa
- Cornus sanguinea
- Cornus sericea
- Cornus sessilis
- Cornus stricta
- Cornus suecica
- Cornus walteri
- Cornus wilsoniana
Comments:
4 Oct, 2007
awww thanks guys! Knew you would be able to help. Will let you know how it goes
3 Oct, 2007
We have a Cornus, it was very overgrown when we came. Our tree surgeon dealt with it in the early spring this year and cut it really hard back. It has regrown to about 6 feet since. We won't be cutting it back next year, but probably every other year as Andrew says. Good advice from Wyeboy too - leave it alone for at least 2 years!
3 Oct, 2007
I would prune in early spring so as to have the coloured stems in winter;
I would also feed after pruning. If the pruning is done every year, it will weaken the plant so either do it no more than every other year or only cut back about one third of the stems each year
3 Oct, 2007
Which variety is it? They are generally easy and just need pruning when they get too large, if you are growing for stem colour prune hard early spring or late autumn but not for the first couple of years, let it get established first.
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13 May, 2008
Hi Chris - yes, Cornus alba does root very easily! The usual way to propagate this plant is to cut stems off in winter and simply to push them into the ground - they usually root and start growing without any more input! If you have somewhere to put them, I see no reason not to plant them straight away (keeping them well watered until established), or leave them in pots until you decide where to put them :-)
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