You may also want to shorten the red dogwood bush.
Jun 27, Your goal in pruning Dogwood shrubs, such as the red and yellow twigged dogwoods, is to remove old stems that have lost their brilliance that will be replaced by new, brightly colored stems.
Since the younger branches bear the brightest color, that is precisely the growth you want to stumppruning.clubg: Wellington FL. 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 the buds start to swell you are quickly running out of stumppruning.clubted Reading Time: 5 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 Gardens. The Missing: Wellington FL.