Nothing stands out more than the bright red or yellow twigs of the dogwood shrubs.
May 12, Pruning a Kousa dogwood # Asked May 12,PM EDT. Sometimes it's hard to figure out the best time to prune flowering trees that also have attractive fruit. However, if it were me (I am a certified arborist) I would prune after flowering. Also, trying to prune Missing: Washington DC. Jun 27, Every year, in late winter, you'll want to remove about a third of the old, most faded stems from your Dogwood shrub, cutting them back to the ground.
Also cut out any damaged or dead stems. This method will encourage more new, brightly colored stems to emerge when the plant emerges from dormancy in shrublopping.clubg: Washington DC. Dogwood is a spring-blooming shrub, and you should prune once the flowering is complete. The flower buds develop on the previous season’s growth and pruning dogwood in the fall would remove the new Missing: Washington DC.
Sep 21, Prune when the kousa dogwood is dormant, in late fall or early winter. Think of the kousa dogwood in thirds. Snip off branches on the lower third of the remaining trunk with pruning shears and the tree will grow taller, shrublopping.clubg: Washington DC.
Jul 12, A: This isn’t a huge species, but without any pruning, Kousa dogwoods can grow 25 feet tall and wide. You can keep it smaller with annual pruning. One good time is at Missing: Washington DC.