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Info needed on shrubs

16 years ago

I ordered a Cornus amomum obliqua and a Prunus pumila. I have read that these plants sucker, but not how much they sucker. I've done searches trying to find out how much room I need to give these plants, but so far, my searches haven't turned up anything useful. Does anybody know how much room I need to give these plants?

Thanks much,

Terry

Comments (2)

ladyslppr
16 years ago
I'm thinking that Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood) will get to be at least 10 ft tall by twice that wide if allowed. I think you could keep it to 6 by 6 with regular pruning, but I wouldn't try to keep it much smaller. I have not grown prunus pumila and rarely even see one in the wild.
terryr
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you for your reply. I can certainly handle 10 ft tall and wide. I was curious about the suckering. Anytime I hear or read that, it never tells me what the eventual size will be if all the suckers are left. Hopefully somebody can tell me about Prunus pumila.

Terry
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