Watering the Newly-Planted Silky Dogwoods

Cornus amomum (“silky dogwood”) has beautiful red twigs in the winter. This native forms thickets that are great for all kinds of wildlife. We bought ten 1-year-old specimens at a fantastic price.

pond W end photo
This photo also shows the density of the phragmites resprouts, in what used to be the densest stand, at the W end of the pond. I’ve gradually been clearing out the bittersweet vines from the quaking aspens; there were several layers of it, all mixed in with multiflora rose. I could not have done it without the Kioti tractor!

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