Bud’s Yellow Twig Dogwood - Cornus alba Live Shrub in 4 Inch Pot | Winter Interest Landscape Plant
Brighten your winter landscape with Bud’s Yellow Twig Dogwood, a deciduous shrub known for its vivid yellow stems that stand out when most gardens are dormant. This fast-growing dogwood offers a striking winter display, especially when paired with red-twig dogwoods for seasonal contrast.
In spring, it produces clusters of delicate white flowers and fresh green foliage, followed by small white berries that attract birds and wildlife. The shrub develops a dense, multi-stemmed habit, suitable for hedges, naturalized areas, rain gardens, and erosion control.
Highly adaptable, Bud’s Yellow Twig Dogwood thrives in moist to wet soils and provides four-season interest and wildlife value.
These healthy plants are shipped established in 4 inch nursery pots, ready to thrive in your landscape.
- 1 live Bud’s Yellow Twig Dogwood
- 4 inch pot plant
- Winter interest shrub
- Healthy, rooted landscape plant
- Secure packaging for safe arrival
Growing Information
- Common Name: Bud’s Yellow Twig Dogwood
- Botanical Name: Cornus alba ‘Bud’s Yellow’
- Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
- Growth Stage: Established potted plant
- Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Moist, well-drained to wet soils; highly adaptable
- Watering: Moderate to high; thrives in moist conditions
- Flower Color: White
- Fruit Color: White berries
- Winter Interest: Bright yellow stems
- Mature Height: Approximately 5–8 feet
- Mature Width: Approximately 5–8 feet
- Growth Rate: Fast
- USDA Zones: 2–8
- Wildlife Value: Excellent
Care Tip
For the brightest winter stem color, remove several of the oldest stems to the ground each spring. New growth produces the most vibrant yellow branches.
Plant Condition Disclosure
Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.
Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.
Important Note
You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.
Customer Notice for Live Plants
Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.
Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.
Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.
- Photos of the shipping box
- Photo of the shipping label
- Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
- Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant
Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.
Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.