Hey all,
I'm new to this gardening thing, my husband and I just bought our first house, and wow how much work it is! I was walking around the garden today to see what was coming into bud (every day is a new discovery) and found a dogwood tree in the backyard that my husband had originally targeted to come down (we inherited a yard that was LESS than well cared for, lots of these are saplings and suckers that are just crowding each other out). Its kind of a funky looking tree, in a funky place. Its about 20 feet tall with no branches until about 17 feet, and what is up there is really really sparse. Is there anything I can do to encourage growth so that it will get a bit fuller? It really looks like one tall branch with a little tiny bit of lopsided fireworks at the top...
Also, will a tree that tall respond to a transplant? If I can get it to look halfway decent, I'd like to move it somewhere where we can enjoy it.
Thanks so much!!
--Rachel