Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'

A wonderfully bright 5-6' shrub grown for its outstanding sunny yellow twigs which just glow in winter after is drops its pretty golden fall leaves, a good contrast when planted with red-twig dogwoods or against a dark background; although pruning is not necessary, pruning out a quarter of the oldest branches every year stimulates the new, brighter stems to grow . S/M-W

This multi-stemmed bush brings year-round interest to the garden with the yellow stems that stand out against a drab winter landscape. White blooms in spring followed by white fruit.

Deciduous shrub with clusters of white flowers that appear in mid to late spring. Oval, dark green leaves turn reddish in the fall. After leaf drop, yellow-olive winter stems are revealed. Growth Rate medium

Yellowtwig Dogwood is a multi-stem fast-growing suckering deciduous shrubs The stems turn bright yellow to dark yellow in the winter (stems are greenish during the growing season). These dogwoods certainly add a WOW! factor to a winter landscape. They are best used in mass in the landscape to emphasize and accentuate the cold season yellow stem color. Tolerant of poor growing conditions (dry or wet soil). Since the yellow twig winter color is most pronounced on young stems, regular pruning is necessary to encourage new stem production. This is accomplished by 1) removing about one-third of the largest (oldest) stems in the early spring, or 2) cutting all stems down to 9 inches above ground level about every three years. Produce flat-topped flowers (not typical of the flowering dogwood) and these are attractive at a close inspection but not from a distance.

Tolerates wet or dry conditions. Occasional pruning promotes best winter stem color. Exceptionally tough shrubs grown for their bright winter stems.

Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: the United States National Arboretum

Deciduous shrub, grown for winter interest, the summer green stems and twigs turning bright yellow in cold weather. Multi-stemmed shrub, to 5-6' tall x 5-6' wide. Prune older stems to the ground in spring to maitain the best color with younger stems. Spring flowers are small and white - not showy. Sun to part shade in rich soil, moist but well-drained. Frost hardy in USDA zone 3.