Attract Pollinators and Wildlife with Thicket Dogwoods!

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The thicket forming dogwoods – red osier, silky, pale, gray and roughleaf dogwoods are covered in this video - are some of the best shrubs for providing cover, food, and blooms in wildlife and pollinator plantings. They provide both berries and browse that feed a wide range of birds and mammals and are host plants for dozens of species. Their blooms are visited by all types of pollinators and help support several species of pollen specialist native bees.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the Thicket Forming Dogwoods
0:17 Red Osier Dogwood, Swida sericea, Soil and Light Requirements, Range Map, size, Blooms, Fruit, and Fall Color
0:57 Pollinator Use of the Thicket Dogwoods and Their Importance as Host Plants
1:34 Roughleaf Dogwood, Swida drummondii, Soil and Light Requirements, Range Map, Size, Blooms, Fruit, and Fall Color
2:17 Thicket Dogwood Value to Wildlife – Food and Cover
3:07 Silky Dogwood, Swida amomum, Soil and Light Requirements, Range Map, Size, Blooms, Fruit, and Fall Color
3:50 Thicket Dogwood Usefulness in Erosion Control
4:00 Gray Dogwood, Swida racemose, Soil and Light Requirements, Range Map, Size, Blooms, Fruit, and Fall Color
4:40 Thicket Dogwood Species Similarity to Each Other
5:07 Pale Dogwood, Swida obliqua, Soil and Light Requirements, Range Map, Size, Blooms, Fruit, and Fall Color
5:48 Thicket Dogwood Limitations in Small Areas