The
Red Twig Dogwood is an excellent plant for massing in large
areas, and because of its interesting stem color it makes
it suitable for shrub border use in residential landscapes.
The Red Twig Dogwood can be an effective bank cover for it
holds soil quite well. Other uses for the Red Twig Dogwood
plant include border, screen, massing, and specimen plant.
The root system of the Red Twig Dogwood is quite fibrous which
makes transplanting relatively easy. The Red Twig Dogwood
tolerates a wide range of soil conditions. Although it is
native to moist or swampy sites, it adapts well to dryer conditions.
The Red Twig Dogwood is also known as Cornus sericea, Western
Dogwood, American Dogwood and Redstem Dogwood.
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