Scale, leaf miners, and bagworms are common insect pests.
Jun 27, Pruning Dogwood Shrubs Annual Pruning Every year, in late winter, you'll want to remove about a third of the old, most faded stems from your Dogwood shrub. Feb 23, February 23, Red twig dogwood (Cornus alba 'Sibirica') and red osier dogwood (C. stolonifera) bear small white flowers, but unlike their treelike cousin flowering dogwood, they are primarily prized for their colorful red stems.
Prune them in late winter or early spring while they are still dormant. First remove any dead or damaged treenotch.clubted Reading Time: 1 min. Rejuvenating or Hard Pruning Red Twig Dogwood If you have overgrown dogwood shrubs, no matter if it is a red twig dogwood or yellow twig dogwood shrub, you can hard prune or rejuvenate prune the shrub in late winter while it is completely dormant.
Once Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. Nov 23, Pruning red twig dogwood once a year in late winter will help the red dogwood bush retain the bright red color of the twigs, according to Wilson Bros. Use red twig dogwoods as background plants or planted among evergreens in your garden. Red twig dogwoods are easy to manage and require a once-a-year renewal prune to look their best and retain.