{"product_id":"cornus-alba-sibirica-red-stem-dogwood","title":"Red Stem Dogwood - Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRed Stem Dogwood - Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sibirica’ is grown for what it does after the leaves fall. Through winter the young stems of \u003cem\u003eCornus alba\u003c\/em\u003e turn a brilliant coral to sealing wax red, and a well managed clump lit by low winter sun is one of the strongest effects available in a cool climate garden. Through the growing season it is a quieter thing: an upright suckering shrub with soft green leaves, flat heads of creamy white flowers in late spring and small pale berries, then red purple autumn colour before the stems take over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Red Stem Dogwood\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter stem colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: One to two year old wood carries the strongest red, which is why regular hard pruning is part of growing it well.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet soil tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It naturally grows on damp ground and thrives in the soggy corners that kill most ornamental shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour season interest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cream flower heads in late spring, white berries in summer, plum autumn foliage, then red winter stems.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuckering habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: It spreads slowly from the base to form a thicket, which is ideal for mass planting and bank stabilisation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool climate need\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stem colour is far more intense after a genuinely cold winter, so it is best suited to Tasmania, the southern tablelands, alpine districts and the hills around Melbourne and Adelaide.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter garden mass planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a block of five or more and cut back annually for maximum stem impact.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreek and pond edges\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the better shrubs for permanently damp margins and drainage lines.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal deciduous screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown unpruned it forms a dense thicket that softens a fence through the warm months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBank stabilisation\u003c\/strong\u003e: The suckering root system binds soil on damp slopes and swale batters.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m apart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m apart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter while dormant, or autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable, from heavy clay to loam, and unusually tolerant of soils that stay wet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer unless the site is naturally damp, and mulch heavily to hold moisture. From the second or third winter, cut roughly a third of the oldest stems to 100mm above ground each year, or coppice the whole plant hard every second year, because old wood loses its colour.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m unpruned, 1 to 1.5m if coppiced annually\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m, spreading over time\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for the best stem colour, tolerates part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Siberia, northern China and Korea\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795355664670,"sku":"ND-0516-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0dWlNS3R2xScYYryWgTGC_h8zccxqB.jpg?v=1787314052","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cornus-alba-sibirica-red-stem-dogwood","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}