{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nursery IPM","provider_url":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm","author_name":"Talia L. Gould","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/author\/tlg137\/","title":"Red Twig Dogwood - Nursery IPM","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FiBcfwVoLI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/red-twig-dogwood\/\">Red Twig Dogwood<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/red-twig-dogwood\/embed\/#?secret=FiBcfwVoLI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Red Twig Dogwood&#8221; &#8212; Nursery IPM\" data-secret=\"FiBcfwVoLI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2026\/10\/IMG_7982-scaled.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":2560,"description":"Red twig dogwood is a large, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub most commonly grown for its bright red stems and twigs that are very showy in the winter months. It grows to a height and width of 6-9 feet and is typically found in damp boggy areas, or wetland margins. It is native over a vast region of North America, ranging from Alaska to northern Canada, down across the United States and into Mexico. It features glossy, dark green leaves that turn shades of orange and red into purple in the fall. In mid to late spring it has dense clusters of cream white flowers that are followed by white berries in late summer to early fall (a food source for various songbirds). This plant holds significant ecological value as a larval host for butterflies, and supportive of bees and birds, making it a good addition to a pollinator garden. In landscape it can be used as a form of hedge to provide screen and security in low spots also servicing an element of windbreak planting. The dense cover and food berries are very attractive to birds and other mammals."}