Red Twig Dogwood - Red Gnome bird It is distinctive when young

It is distinctive when young through its dense globose form with coppery-yellow juvenile foliage

A long-time favorite of professional florists

flower and bud development

River birch should be planted in full sun in moist soils

Grows from a shrub into a multi-stemmed tree up to about 8 m

Red Twig Dogwood - Red Gnome bird It is distinctive when youngBest grown in organically rich, consistently moist, fertile, well drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils. Established shrubs tolerate some dry soils as well as occasional standing water. Trim roots with a spade and promptly remove root suckers if colonial spread is undesired. Best stem color occurs on young stems. Although pruning is not required, many gardeners choose to remove 20 25% of the oldest stems in early