| Description | Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus baileyii Farrow) A smaller, compact free basal branching version of the common Red Twig Dogwood. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 2 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, in the shade the stem coloration may not be as good |
| Moisture | average, wet |
| Soil & Site | average, wet |
| Flowers | white, (flat-topped cymes) bloom in the late spring |
| Fruit | white to whitish-blue drupes |
| Stems | red, free branching |
| Dimensions | 4-5 by 4-5 feet, upright mounded, have seen it listed as small 2-3 by 2-3 but my 2-year-old plants are already larger |
| Maintenance | I like to cut out 1/2 to 1/3 of the old stems and cut the remaining stems back 50%. The plant can also be sheared down flat to the ground. Both of these methods will promote new colorful red stems. |
| Propagation | Patent # PP 18,523, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Inventor: Michael W. Farrow (Earleville, MD), Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. (Grand Haven, MI), 2002 |
| Misc Facts | Refer back to Red Twig Dogwood for additional cultural information on this plant. |
| Author's Notes | I have 6 of these in my yard. After only two years the older plants have surpassed the suggesting size of 2-3 by 2-3. Has red twigs. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #267-Justica Plant Patents (www.patents.justia.com) |
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