I have seen bald cypress and coastal redwood information in horticultural and design categories and in Marai Live videos. I’m just not sure how much of what I see in this information pertains to Dawn Redwood. I understand that it is a deciduous conifer and an elongating species. I’m not sure about a pinching schedule (early spring…late summer?) and a design plan. I currently have a Dawn Redwood forest.
Hi @MAH
I have a couple of Dawn Redwoods, and find the biggest challenge is preventing the nodes from swelling as they keep throwing shoots from the same place. Also, if I prune too soon, the new wood won’t lignify enough to get back buds and will be dropped at the end of the season. I try to rub out extra buds that are not needed, then let it grow until new branches are brown and then prune. However, I don’t know if this is correct, it’s just something I have arrived at.
That was what i arrived at too. Something similar to the bald cypress growth management.
Thanks. I have tried to pinch the growing tips as indicated in the Bald Cypress and elongating species video, but that’s all the pruning I’ve done so far this year. I will wait till the new growth hardens off before further design work. I’m in zone 5, and I just brought my Dawn Redwoods outside and placed them in the shade.
Thanks for the response. Just pinched some of the growing tips. No pruning till the new growth hardens off.
When is the best time of year in zone 5 to repot a Dawn Redwood?