Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Celestial Dogwood, 1 by bacarney

bacarney wrote:
What do you think of this Dogwood C. alternifolia? It is planted in full to filtered sun and growing happily. Should I be shaping it in some way to encourage pagoda type branching? Is it OK to trim the ends of the branches and keep it symmetrical? It blooms, forms berries which turn blue which are then quickly eaten by the Cardinal family with two!! nests nearby or by some other birds. This tree is beautiful in the fall with orange yellow foliage.