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My dogwood is barely leafing out
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Posted: May/02/2008 6:15 AM PST
I believe it's dying. I planted it in my front yard 15 years ago, so it should be well established. It was 12 years old when I got it. It sees full sun. I think one problem is the guy I got it from trained it so it would have clear bark up seven feet! This seems rather severe and it had a small crown when I got it. The crown doubled in size over the 15 years, giving full bloom and leaves each year. I heard from someone local that this may have been a bad winter for dogwoods, and that many dogwoods didn't survive the winter. My other dogwood - trained more bushy and wild - is doing fine. |
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Posted: May/03/2008 3:51 AM PST
I can't say anything about why it's not leafing out, but I feel for you - I grew up with a dogwood and just loved it - now I have a narrow yard surrounded by lots of trees and don't see a place to put one in - maybe at our dream house! |
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Posted: May/03/2008 6:07 AM PST
Oh that's so sad! I hope it comes back for you! We had a pink dogwood while growing up- unfortunately it succumbed to that dogwood disease years back. |
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