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This will be a prized tree in your garden. Small size - Cherokee Brave only grows 20 to 30 feet tall so it fits perfectly into any sized landscape. Pest resistant, disease resistant and drought tolerant. Low maintenance - very easy to care for once established.

Winter berries - after the leaves drop Cherokee Brave has red berries and soft grey bark that is striking in the winter landscape and provides food for birds and other wildlife. Great fall color - come Autumn the leaves turn a beautiful shade of maroon that really lights up the garden. They also leaf-out earlier shaking off the gray days of winter. Stunning in the garden or vase.Įarly blooming - Cherokee Brave Dogwoods bloom reliably earlier in the spring than many other dogwoods. The flowers are unique - The big blossoms have an interesting red glow that fades to a white center. Ice, snow and freezing temps won't knock Cherokee Brave down. It thrives up to zone 5 and will stand up to weather conditions that will make most other dogwoods shrivel in fear and die. Here are the reasons we love Cherokee Brave: 1') turns that perception on its head! This dogwood is one tough tree. Cherokee Brave Dogwood (Cornus florida 'Comco No. When the cutting starts shooting up new growth, it's ready to be planted outdoors.Dogwoods can often appear dainty, with their thinner limbs and beautiful, soft-petal flowers. When the cutting has grown roots, acclimate it by opening the bag for an hour at a time, increasing the intervals until the bag is removed.If not, close up the bag and wait another three weeks.

After five weeks, open up the bag and test for roots by gently moving the cutting.

The plant should be about 12 inches below the grow light.

Place the plant, dome and all, under grow lights for 18 hours each day.

Mist the cutting with water before sealing the bag.

Make sure the wire dome and the bag over it are at least 1 inch away from the top of the dogwood cutting.

Use a planting dome to cover the dogwood cutting.

Insert it into the prepared hole in the pot. Make sure the powdered hormone covers the first few inches of the stem.

Immediately dip the cutting in water and then in rooting hormone.

Using a very sharp blade, cut 1/2 inch up on either side of the cutting, coming up from the cut end.

It should be cut 1/2 inch below a leaf node. Cut the stem at a 45-degree angle with very sharp shears. It should have new leaves at the top and be flexible, not the type of wood that snaps or breaks upon bending.

Choose a cutting that is healthy and straight.

Create a hole in the middle for the cutting.

Start with a moist mixture of perlite and peat moss in a 7-inch pot.

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