dogwood

My name is Buddy and I don't know anything about yards, shrubs, trees, etc. I am a total beginner. My wife and I just moved into a home that was last owned by a hoarder, so it has 30+ yrs of overgrowth. I've slowly been cutting things and we need help with a tree near our driveway. We think its...

Hello all Stumbled onto this site doing some research on dogwoods. I recently moved into a new home with a row of dogwoods that seem to be in decent shape. However, a few have a partial sheet metal wrap and wire around the trunk. My neighbor told me that they were added to prevent beavers...

A couple of basic questions about pruning. From what I’ve read the best time of year to prune many trees is often around the very end of winter, say February. What about dead or diseased limbs? Is the best time to prune them whenever you discover them? Also, what about pruning a tree to reduce...

We have a 10 year old dogwood tree that is about 15 feet tall and has been doing really well. It is on the north side of our home and is in a protected area. We live in SE Virginia with hot summers. We took down a wax myrtle that was next to the dogwood and apparently providing more shade...