How to Plant and Care For Your Dogwood Tree

[@derrickbryant1346]

The dogwood tree you have planted is actually a "Welch's Junior Miss" dogwood. I used to work at Welch's Nursery in Wilmer, Alabama as a young man and Mr. Welch is credited with developing the tree and naming it for the Junior Miss young women that are the elite young ladies from local high schools here in Mobile' Alabama. He once told me when asked, that he found it while walking the woods, and gave me a grin at the end of the story. I guess we may never know, but that is the history of the pink and red flowering dogwoods that you see today. Good video and take good care of the dogwood :).

[@cranbers]

your daughter in thiis video was so cute. I bet she is going to grow up loving nature and playing in swamps picking up frogs and growing trees and gardens.

[@chad872]

Just planted a heart throb dogwood to celebrate our engagement. Followed your instructions thank you🙏

[@MedicalSkillsTraining]

I just bought my home have huge dogwoods everywhere - taller than a two story house - ❤❤❤

[@suebenedict1988]

Thank you for showing very thoroughly how to plant in a wet location!

[@christinew7728]

You said they like a 30, 70 mix of soil and compost. Which % is the compost?

[@reanicamahouski4101]

Is it possible to plant dogwood and black gum as a no dig over grass? It’s not as wet as here but I’m on a slope so I’m trying to raise that area

[@MedicalSkillsTraining]

Very self sufficient ❤

[@philipm3173]

Great info thanks!

[@nvanzant6005]

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[@danacarbone9405]

I'm in zone 6A it gets down to every other year maybe -5 Fahrenheit would it be a problem like that where I'm located?

[@michaelleroi9077]

I’d like to buy a native one here in mid Missouri…but I can’t find one at a store. Tempted to steal one but I won’t.

[@ryan.coogler]

Thumbs up just for the music 😃

[@jimflask1164]

my tree i think is about 35 years old. I moved it from the back to the front. someone cut it down to a stump and it put a shoot out before dying. I've been watching it for maybe 10 years. I dug up the stump and all, height wise its about 4 foot tall. its 3 large roots (2 inch thick) I cut those at about a foot. Do you have any tips to developing the small feeder roots. I really do not want to over water.

[@danacarbone9405]

What zone are you in?

[@okieandy21]

Thank you!

[@danacarbone9405]

Cute!!

[@carresteigerwald3278]

Questions, why didn't you dig a hole under your mound where the grass was? Wouldn't that help get the roots to freely go down through the ground? I'm planting a pink dogwood this week and also wondering if I should ad coffee grounds to the soil. I'm planting this where a pine tree was. So its very acidic already. Whats the best route to go? Thank you

[@dbueter]

Mounding the dogwood up (swampy area) helps prevent root rot . I hope your dogwood is doing well. I would use HollyTone slow release organic fertilizer.

[@thetoycollectorofseville6428]

Can dogwood trees provide us with anything useful/edible?

[@Phimbe]

Can they handle clay soil?

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

Yes but if you add compost around the rootball the tree will thank you.

[@YaneisiRodriguez-y3h]

I can have it in a pot and not on the ground, thanks

[@cranbers]

do dogwoods not flower when they are young? mine was planted last year, came from a nursery at about 4 feet tall now its 6 feet tall, trunk is about 1/2 an inch thick, no flowers at all and leaves are wilting, already turning colors like its fall in august/ early sept? Are they dying? I know nothing about trees our town had a tree planting event so they were free. How can I help it / fix it? They sit in the middle of a yard with direct sun no shade at all. And in Maryland we have 90 degree days and can go days without rain. I also saw rabbits knawing on the trunks so there is that damage as well. But they weren't doing well before that ( wilted leaves etc).

[@TheJetstream10]

Dude, Dogwoods grow in dappled sun, with some sun for a few hours but shade the rest of the time. Move your tree to the a more shady place!

[@at1the1beginning]

It's propably still going to die in that spot. Too wet even if it's raised up

[@AidanSkoyles]

so much conflicting advice out there; the nursery i got mine from said dont take it out of the burlap

[@batmanspen]

Hessian biodegrades, no need to remove and doesn’t harm the plants. We plant thousands of trees a year this way, only reason to remove is if you have another use for it elsewhere

[@Bandaid17]

Contact your local extension office in your county for the science based advise.