A couple questions about kousa dogwoods
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Comments (6)I have a Kousa Dogwood, planted about 8 years ago at around 5ft tall. It's about 12 feet tall now, with branches that spread out fairly wide. I planted it myself, probably explaining the slow growth rate. My landscaper worked on it a little last year, and the growth seems to have finally gotten going. The white flowers come out at perhaps the in mid-May. This annoyed me at first, because all of the other flowering trees seem to do their thing in April, and the Kousa comes out after the party is already over. It does look nice though. In the summer, it's a cute tree, with nice gentle green leaves. One initially gets the impression that the Fall color will be nothing, when it suddenly turns a deep red. My landscaper just transplanted it to a wider section of my yard where it looks more appropriate. I hope it lives!...See Morehelp with dying Kousa dogwood
Comments (2)If it was recently dug from it's former location, many of the roots were severed in the process and it will take some time for it to recover from the shock. A 2" caliper specimen would have had a large, shallow root system, much like a Maple. Dogwoods, however, are a forgiving type of tree. I have one that has been growing in a pot for many years and being in a secluded location, it seems that I always forget about it during long periods without rainfall. The leaves curl, become a crispy brown and fall off. As soon as it rains, it springs back to life. You may also want to check the rootball to see if the moisture is penetrating it. Depending upon the care the tree received after it was dug, the rootball can become hard and compacted and moisture cannot penetrate into the roots. As Eddie stated, I prefer those that are pot grown or field grown in grow bags that confines the roots and none are severed when dug. Best of luck! I believe it will survive. Rb...See MoreWeed Wacked my Dogwood Kousa
Comments (26)Here in Indianapolis, I planted 3 Kousa about 40 years ago. Two never thrived and I removed them several years ago. The third has been a beautiful horizontal-branching tree receiving maybe 2 hours of sun. A few seedlings have come up from time to time and I've had limited success in moving them. The most successful seedling was moved to a very shady part of the yard (7-8 years ago?) that occasionally floods briefly. It was at the north drip line of an old sugar maple. It died back after a drought a few years ago. It came back, but had never been more than 18" tall. Four years ago, the sugar maple was removed and that Kousa now gets sun much of the day and began to grow. This year, it grew nearly 3'!!!! (It was an unbelievably wet summer!) Like so many of our trees and shrubs this year, the foliage doesn't look great (brown spots and brown edges) and it hasn't started to show any color yet (other than the brown), but it looks very healthy otherwise. The parent usually has great fall color, but that parent and everything else is late this fall. Sometimes, more sun seems to be good for a Kousa!...See MoreKousa Dogwood leaf color question
Comments (8)many green things.. can be red in a cool or cold spring ... they eventually green up ... severe transplant stress doesnt help ... can we rule out any frost occurrences ??? in my MI.. everything is a month early ... water when a plant needs it..; insert finger and find out .... dont drown it ... during a spring.. the soil simply doesnt dry out as in the heat of summer .... water when it needs it ... when you planted it... what did you throw in the hole.. other than native soil ??? see link for planting guide.. watering.. soil.. etc .. lets discuss anything that varies from how you did it ... ken https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub...See Morejoannemb
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