A: That sounds like red-twig dogwood alright. This plant is in the same family as the much better known dogwood trees (Cornus), except these grow as multi-stem shrubs in the 6- to 8-foot range.

Here are four new varieties of twig dogwoods on the market that provide fall and winter interest.

Ah, the middle of spring. Like most gardeners, I’ve been daydreaming about this time of the year since last fall, planning new beds and considering new plants to try. So once the rain tapers off ...

Birds love the white berries on twig dogwood, and left to grow naturally, these shrubs can reach 18 feet tall to provide great bird habitat. Only the new growth displays the spectacular red bark ...

• Red-twig dogwood and yellow-twig dogwood (C. sericea) are shrubs grown primarily for their colorful twigs and branches — especially striking in winter after leaves have fallen.

I have considered planting some red twig dogwoods in my yard, but other plantings I have seen do not have consistent red stem color. Do some varieties have better color than others? There are two s… ...

um, and we’re talking about red osier dogwood or red twig dogwood. and you can see on this, uh, this one right here, it’s got some really, really nice red color in the winter time.

There is the native flowering dogwood, kousa dogwood, red twig dogwood, pagoda dogwood, grey dogwood and many more. As you might guess, each dogwood would need a different care regimen to some degree.

Q: I will be looking for shrubs this spring, mainly red twig dogwood. Can you recommend a place to get them or where I would even look? I ordered some last year but were only the size of small twigs.