Dogwood Airlayer Attempt it can't be harder than sweetgum 😁

[Darth Masiah]

some of the fresh seed popped.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Darth Masiah]

looks like we have rootage

 

[hampton]

Very encouraging! I’m excited to see your progress. I’m interested in acquiring a dogwood, have fond memories of them as a child.

 

[Darth Masiah]

root growth looks pretty good. i would separate now, but i have to do a big trunk chop, so i was thinking February. i don't know how it'll respond to a chop in fall instead of spring and if it'll backbud and push shoots or not.

360° look

 

[Darth Masiah]

maybe in February I'll separate them and do some root work, and probably put a wire on, too.

 

[Darth Masiah]

hard chopped and pulled from the woods while it's still cold. i read dogwood bleeds, so avoid big spring and summer chops. it had a nice amout of roots. i let all the coco/perlite fall off without washing or cutting the roots and potted up.

 

[Darth Masiah]

i went to pick some moss and other stuff from the woods off the bark and noticed new buds. in the woods, i noticed all the dogwoods that ended up exposed to full sun because their shade had died had bark loss, die back and death.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Perrywinkle]

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It’s alive!

 

[LeatherTree23]

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It’s happening!

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Darth Masiah]

5/6
looking good


around may 9th a set of leaves on both these circled shoots withered and died.

5/13


5/14
here we go again


5/17
im thinking fungal attack. doesn't look like anthracnose, and leaf scorch usually starts crisping from the tips inward.

5/18
new shoot is still extending and the chop callus is still moving.

 

[BrightsideB]

Good luck to you! I have several and have realized they are very difficult.

 

[Darth Masiah]

sprayed with daconil four days ago. looks like it didn't mind.

 

[Darth Masiah]

looking rough, but still growing.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Darth Masiah]

found two clubgalls

 

[Darth Masiah]

waking up