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- Dogwood - best planting time in spring
- Containerware can be planted year-round
- Best planting time is before the budding in the spring
- Tips
From March, dogwood can be planted outdoors
Dogwood - best planting time in spring
The dogwood (Cornus) owes its name to the extremely hard wood, which is particularly popular for walking sticks. There are about 55 different species that are found mainly in the temperate temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere. The shrub or small tree, also known as a hornbeam, is very robust, frugal and absolutely hardy.
Containerware can be planted year-round
As a rule, the dogwood is available as already well-rooted container goods that could generally be planted throughout the year. In fact, the shrub should not necessarily be placed in the garden during the hot summer months, because at that time it needs a lot of water and needs to be watered frequently. Otherwise, the shrub threatens to dry up quickly, because the not yet ingrown roots are not even able to generate enough water from the soil. If, for whatever reason, you have to plant a dogwood in the middle of summer, make sure you have enough water.
Best planting time is before the budding in the spring
However, the autumn months from September to October as well as the early spring months are best for planting before the hornbeam rotates out. At this time, the wood requires significantly less water and thus less in the risk of drying out. You can also plant the dogwood in the middle of winter, as long as the weather is mild and the ground is not frozen.
Tips
Although the dogwood does not necessarily have to be pruned, but also tolerates a strong pruning very well. This should be done after flowering, which occurs in most dogwood species in the months of May to June.