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| Cornus | Common name; Dogwood |
A hardy deciduous tree/shrub, that dependant upon variety, is grown for its flowers, foliage or coloured bark.
Week 10-15; Plant out bushy species in moist soil, in sun or partial shade.
Week 16; Species grown for their bark, should be cut hard back to within a few inches of the ground
Week 20; Plant out cuttings taken the previous year into a nursery bed, or pot up into 125-150mm (5”-6”) pots of potting compost and grow on for two or years prior to planting out in their final quarters.
Week 28; Take 75-100mm (3”-4”) long heel cuttings from half-ripe laterals.
Insert the cuttings in equal parts (by volume) peat and sand and root at a temperature of 16°C (60°F).
Mist the cuttings daily to prevent dehydration.
Pot the rooted cuttings in to 70mm (3”) of potting compost and over-winter in a cold frame.
Week 32; Sow seeds when ripe, in pots or pans of seed compost and place in a cold frame.
The seeds may take 18 months to germinate.
When the seedlings are large enough to handle, set them singly in 70mm (3”) pots of potting compost and grow on in a cold frame.
Grow on for two or three years before planting out.
Week 33; Layer suitable low growing stems.
Week 35 – 45; Plant out the tree species in any good garden soil and in a position with plenty of sun to ripen the wood.
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