Cornus Scarlet Fire (Flowering Dogwood) // Stunning Disease Resistant, Highly Colorful Small Tree 

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Thank you, It is wonderful to know you approve of our efforts. The bracts do seem to have a special reflective quality that is helps them beam out color to glow in the light. Thanks for the sub to our channel and for bringing us such a gorgeous, outstanding selection.

Fantastic. As you've probably noted in the video, it will take a little while for it to settle in and then you can look forward to a nest show. Congratulations on a good choice. Stay tuned because there's lots of other GREAT plants, and the nice thing is that we get to tell you about them! So if you haven't already, check out the rest of our channel because there's others on various types of really good garden plants and you might like tp consider subscribing to our channel; because as time goes on we will be posting more and more too.

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You are so welcome

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you

You are very welcome, we are delighted to hear you found this video helpful. As you can see, it will take a few years for your plant to settle in, put out its roots and get fully established, but when it does, you are in for a spectacular treat each and every year! Meanwhile, if you haven't already put down some mulch and supplement the watering to "nurse" it through any prolonged dry summer periods. That will help relieve summer drought stress and of course, be careful not to over do it. Too much water can saturate the planting spot and that can be detrimental too.

Definitely.

Well done, congratulations. just bear in mind that it will probably take a year or two to start putting out all those big, gorgeous big flowers, and once it does, you will be in for a treat! 😁💚👏 Also if you haven't already, can we suggest that you think about subscribing to our channel, because we are posting new videos all the time, and once you are subscribed they will automatically be included in your feed. Also it would be great, if you could kindly click the "like" button too, because that will help other people find the information as well.

It should do very well for you. Just remember that it often takes a few years for the dark pink to show up on the flowers.

FANTASTIC, you are in for treat😉. But as you've probably noted in our video, it will probably take another year or two for it to settle in and get its roots into the soil, before you will start to see the spectacular performance. Keep us posted, of your progress.

@@OverdevestNurseriesWell, here we are in June 2023, and my Scarlet Fire has failed to leaf out this year, except for a few very near the graft scion on the trunk. However, those have since died back. If did leaf out in 2022 though. The branches are still pliable and the trunk flesh appears whitish underneath the cambium. Is my dogwood still alive?

How did its progress though the summer?

@@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777 Unfortunately, no signs of (re-)growth (yet). I’m going to give it until this coming spring, and then will take whatever action is necessary.

On their site is says 15' high and 15' wide! :)

Thank you.

It will get to about 8' in 10 years and as we say on our website, push on up to about 15' or so, and maybe eventually (when myself and several other people) are "pushing up daisies" it might get to about 20'

@@OverdevestNurseries Great description! lol

Thank you. Have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about subscribing, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), it will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that helps other people find the information as well. Finally, now that our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/ are fully stocked with fresh new plants, if you live in our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region be sure to stop in and take a look…. Because that’s where you will discover all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections.

Well spotted.... That's the beautiful upright purple Dawyck European Beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'). I remember seeing it for the first time, over 40 years ago, when as an eager young nurseryman I visited the famous Trompenburg Arboretum in Rotterdam, where Mr. J. R. P. van Hoey Smith proudly introduced me to it. it was impressive then and it is (as you've noticed) is equally impressive today in one of our gardens.

Once it gets established and rooted into its new site it is quite fast growing and flowers profusely. And, as David mentions (at the 8 minute mark), unlike many other C. kousa selections, it flowers well as a young plant, but may take a year or two to start coloring up to produce its big, deeply colored bracts, and once that happens it is truly spectacular. As you may have noted, our experience is limited to our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern USA region, where we know it performs well in the warmer parts of Zone 6 & 7 but we are unable to guide you much with your conditions in Canada. It is a relatively new plant that is still undergoing trials in colder areas, so if you decide to try it, please let us all know how you get on. Meanwhile, have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about it, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), you will find that they will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that helps other people find out about the information as well.

Absolutely, that's (after all) what we are doing in the nursery...... We grow all our plants (including this selection) in pots. The key is to put in in (as you've mentioned) a large pot, the more soil volume the better, that means more room for the roots to grow, less fluctuation in soil temperature (cold in winter and hot in summer), and very importantly good drainage. When you are ready to begin, we would suggest that you arrange to have a consultation with the experts at our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/. They are located all over our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region, and will be able to help you with all that you will need. Just remember that it often takes a year or so, for this selection to root out and become established, and that's when you will begin to see all these gorgeous deep pink blossoms. Finally, have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about it, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), you will find that they will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that helps other people find out about the information as well.

All it needs is good culture and patience! In our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/ you will find ones that are older and more established than you describe. The idea is to present healthy well grown specimens that have a well furnished branch structure and already have an established leader, so that they will quickly settle in and be on their way to making glorious small trees (like the ones in the video). Our motto is to "grow them big enough to make instant impact in the garden but small enough to fit in the truck of a car" Planting smaller, younger ones is fine, but obviously they will need plenty of TLC..... watering during dry periods, mulching, gentle, balanced fertilizing, pruning and training to select a leader and then just time!

That's interesting. I suppose, I (like my colleagues) feel that we own the place! Certainly we feel invested in doing the best job possible, and take ownership in helping others be a little bit more successful in their gardening activities.

They (like all our other plants) are available through a network of hundreds of partnering garden centers located throughout out our Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Region, here's a link that will help you find where they are all located: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/

Thank you very much for reply sir David

Absolutely, that's a feature that will unfold as the plant gets established and matures. We are wondering, have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about subscribing, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), it will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that helps other people find the information as well. Finally, now that our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/ are fully stocked with fresh new plants, if you live in our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region be sure to stop in and take a look…. Because that’s where you will discover all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections.

The higher the number 5,6,7 & 8 etc. the warmer the winter temperatures it will be in those zones. Thanks for watching, if you haven't already, can we suggest that you think about subscribing to our channel, we are posting new videos all the time, and once you are subscribed they will automatically be included in your feed. Also it would be great, if you could kindly click the "like" button too, because that will help other people find the information as well.

They are only about 3 years old. We estimate that they are approximately 6-7 years old in total (3-4 years in the nursery and 3 years in this garden). If you inquire at some of our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/, they will be able to help you obtain some that are grown in 10 gallon pots and will be about the same size as these ones when they were planted. And as you've probably noted in the video, David explains how this variety flowers well as a young specimen, but it often takes a year or two of patience for it to get its root system established, and start to produce its delightful large, deeply colored bracts. We hope this helps answer you question. Have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about it, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), you will find that they will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that will help other people find out about the information as well. And, now that we have entered the main planting season (spring through late Fall) try to visit our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/. They are located all over our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region, and that's where you will find all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections, so be sure to stop in regularly throughout the seasons because there will be a steady stream of more fresh shipments coming in weekly.

Yes, it will produce rounded fruits that look a bit like strawberries, they hang from mature trees and can be quite ornamental although it is really (as you can guess) the FANTASTIC FLOWERS that this selection is grown for. Have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about it, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), you will find that they will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that helps other people find out about the information as well. And, now that we are entering the main planting season (spring through late Fall) try to visit our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/ They are located all over our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region, that's where you will find all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections (including lots of lovely trees), so be sure to stop in regularly throughout the seasons to see and perhaps get some of them for yourself to enjoy.

Absolutely - it should thrive and be beautiful there too. For availability, you will have to check talk with your local garden centers to see if they know of a source yet. New plants often take a few years to make it into International gardens, and so, with this exceptional plants it probably only a matter of time. Have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about it, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), you will find that they will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that will help other people find out about the information as well.

​@OverdevestNurseries thanks so much for your help. Beautiful tree.

No fragrance! Just "knock your socks off" color on a perfectly sized and shapely tree for our gardens! It is very exciting, needles to say... We are very fond of it!

@@OverdevestNurseries thanks a lot Sir for your kind reply..have a great year ahead..🙏🌿🙏

Thanks for asking. It depends obviously on the growing conditions and age of the trees, but the generally accepted height would be somewhere around 15 feet. Here's a link to our website that will give more details about this fantastic selection: grownbyoverdevest.com/plant/scarlet-fire-dogwood/ And, if you are interested, this site will give you lots of additional information about our other plants too. Incidentally, have you subscribed to our channel? If you haven't, you might like to think about it, because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), they will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that helps other people find out about the information as well. And, during the main planting season (spring through late Fall) try to visit our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/ they are located all over our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region, and will have all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections, so be sure to stop in regularly to see them for yourself.

Yes, there's always plants that we wish we could grow isn't there? David says, no matter where he has been (or whom he has been talking to), there's always things that are either too tender, too dry, too sunny, too wet, or in this case too hot and humid for the conditions that we find ourselves in. Still we can always lust after them and dream that maybe we can find a way to grow similar looking things, "up sticks" and move, or just enjoy looking at pretty pictures! In which case that's perhaps where our channel comes in! And, if so, perhaps consider subscribing to our channel? Because once you are subscribed, each time we post a new video (which we are doing all the time), they will turn up automatically in your feed. And, as you find our videos interesting and helpful, it would be great if you could kindly share the links with your friends and click the "like" button too, because that helps other people find out about the information as well. Then during the main planting season (spring through late Fall) for those that live in our Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region, try to visit some of our partnering garden centers: grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/, they are located all over the region and will have all sorts of beautiful, tried and true and cutting edge, top performing selections.