yellow dogwood
MAGGIE BRAY
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can anybody help me please.
my yellow dogwood grows to the left if you are facing the plant. in the 2015 prune hubby cut out the crooked branches growing to the left. we then tied the rest of the branches up with string in an effort to make it grow straight. still it grows crooked.
can anybody give me advice please.
Maggie
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Is it situated in a place where it gets limited sunlight? Overhanging branches can cause a plant to grow sideways even though it may appear to be getting light from all quarters.....well, not the north, obviously.
How much sunlight is it getting? If it's in a shady spot it'll grow towards the light.
When you prune do you cut back to a upward facing bud?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
is it getting enough light?
hi everybody
yes my dogwood is in full sunlight all year round.it sure is crooked though.at a loss as to how to cut it to make it grow straight.
maggie
Thank you verdin we will give it a try.the strange thing is our red dogwood is fine.our yellow dog wood is in the same place and grows crooked.strange isn't it.
maggie
hi Verdun,
yes this is the yellow stemmed and yellow leaf dogwood. it gets full sun every day the sun shines, not in the wind at all as it is sheltered from by a 7 foot rose but it just insists on growing leaving to the left.
maggie
Thank you once again Verdun you have come to my rescue. It is much appreciated
Maggie