Red osier dogwood source?
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yoderjac
5 year old buck +
I got a color variant as a freebie from John at BigRock trees called yellow twig dogwood. Same as ROD by more yellow/green stems.
Thanks,
Jack
chickenlittle
5 year old buck +
I've gotten various bareroot dogwoods several state nurseries. They usually have some other plants for streambanks too. See if your state or neighboring state sells seedlings. Missouri MDC is one I've ordered from that ships out of state. I bought grey and silky dogwood and ninebark from them. They opened for orders 2 months ago and many species are sold out.
Natty Bumppo
5 year old buck +
I was going to mention MDC as well. I've also had good luck with the New Hampshire State Tree Nursery. Can't beat the prices at either place.
cavey
5 year old buck +
"Does anyone know of a good source for red osier dogwood? Would like to use them for streambank stabilization, so will need 25-50 or so."
THEE best source is you and a hand by-pass pruner...
If it is a must to have them planted in the spring kind of a deal - then buy them, but you can do an unlimited number of cuttings for free. ROD is the easiest thing in the world to grow from cuttings. I have about 300 to go into the ground in the spring and I have zero into them but a little time. If the ground is wet enough (stays damp) just stick the pencil sized cuttings into the bank and they will grow. Or just get some bags of soil or bigger bags of miracle-grow soil, or garbage bags full of good soil and lay them on edge and stick holes in the bags with a pencil for the cuttings and stick them into it like a porcupine. Then cut the top corners for sticking a garden hose in and get the soil super wet - and then just watch them grow;transplant later.
You may want to look into doing willows for the stream bank there are some really cool methods for putting them in along banks.
THEE best source is you and a hand by-pass pruner...
If it is a must to have them planted in the spring kind of a deal - then buy them, but you can do an unlimited number of cuttings for free. ROD is the easiest thing in the world to grow from cuttings. I have about 300 to go into the ground in the spring and I have zero into them but a little time. If the ground is wet enough (stays damp) just stick the pencil sized cuttings into the bank and they will grow. Or just get some bags of soil or bigger bags of miracle-grow soil, or garbage bags full of good soil and lay them on edge and stick holes in the bags with a pencil for the cuttings and stick them into it like a porcupine. Then cut the top corners for sticking a garden hose in and get the soil super wet - and then just watch them grow;transplant later.
You may want to look into doing willows for the stream bank there are some really cool methods for putting them in along banks.
cavey
5 year old buck +
Works great with ROD, I do use a pencil or pointed stick first - go all friday the thirteenth on the plastic, if the ROD is a smaller dia sometimes you'll snap the cuttings trying to push them through the plastic. Pre-poking all the holes just makes it easier.
The only pain is when you harvest. Just cut them back and used the new cuttings for the next batch (unless you want the taller plants to plant I usually get 2' to 3' of growth out of them by the end of summer). Then when you do go to harvest them for planting you can just lift the plastic off or pull the plants down and through. Reuse the leftover potting soil for something else.
I'm going to make some wooden bed forms and lay poly into them, fill, cover and then do the hole trick next year - something like 2'x10'x10" or 12" box frames. I have access to free composted soil (city landfill ) so that will be cheaper then buying soil in bags even though those bags have worked awesome for doing something like 25-50 cuttings per bag. The frames should be just as easy to do, more cuttings, and cheaper in the long run.
The bags are super low maintenance - I rarely have to water them. Just keep them in a safe spot from deer and rabbits the new shoots are like candy to them.
The only pain is when you harvest. Just cut them back and used the new cuttings for the next batch (unless you want the taller plants to plant I usually get 2' to 3' of growth out of them by the end of summer). Then when you do go to harvest them for planting you can just lift the plastic off or pull the plants down and through. Reuse the leftover potting soil for something else.
I'm going to make some wooden bed forms and lay poly into them, fill, cover and then do the hole trick next year - something like 2'x10'x10" or 12" box frames. I have access to free composted soil (city landfill ) so that will be cheaper then buying soil in bags even though those bags have worked awesome for doing something like 25-50 cuttings per bag. The frames should be just as easy to do, more cuttings, and cheaper in the long run.
The bags are super low maintenance - I rarely have to water them. Just keep them in a safe spot from deer and rabbits the new shoots are like candy to them.
I ended up getting them from Iowa's dnr. They had three sizes priced from .30 to .90 cents apiece. Orders in multiples of 25. I live in Missouri but mdc does not offer them. Seems like they used to but can't be for sure. The cutttings sound like a good idea but I don't have a source to collect them from in my area. Guess I will have a source after these are planted for a couple of years :)
