Propagation
Stratify seeds and sow during spring.

Take soft to cuttings of non-flowering shoots during spring and semi hardwood cuttings during summer.

Culture
Dogwoods prefer a slightly acidic soils and protection from strong drying winds with the roots kept moist and cool. Generally Dogwoods require little pruning and the tree species may have the crown lifted revealing the trunk.


Botanic information
Leaf: The glabrous leaves are ovate to oval up to 75mm (3in) wide with an acuminate apex and a broad cuneate base. The petiole is up to 20mm (ľin) long and during autumn the leaf turns red to purple before falling.

Flower: The tiny stellate flowers have 4-calyx lobes and are arranged in a dense terminal head up to 20mm (ľin) wide and are surrounded by 4-fleshy oval bracts up to 50mm (2in) long that are white to deep pink. The flowers appear before the leaves and persist with the new growth during spring.

Fruit: The small glossy red drupes are arranged in small clusters of 3 to 4 and are ovoid up to 12mm (˝in) wide. The fruit is persistent on the plant and is popular with birds. The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.