Some young maples do. Also twig dogwood, Cornus sericea, which is native to much of the northern US.

That will be the dogwood/Cornus based on branch appearance.

And the intense coloring going all the way down to the base.

Thanks! I don't believe it's maple, and dogwood would make the birds happy. Great.

dogwood would make the birds happy.

==>>> that went without saying.. since the pre-fertilized seed probably shot out the bottom of a bird perched in that old large tree just behind it ... lol ...

LMAO. And with all the racket the birds are making outside today, I hope I get more baby dogwoods.

Look at some Google Images of the plant and you'll see it grows best in the sun and when coppiced (cut to the ground annually) so that fresh, young growth is regularly regenerated. If you let it grow like a typical shrub, all the red twig growth will be only at the tips and the older portions of the shrub will develop non-exciting grey-brown bark.

I'm thinking there is a good possibility that it is Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Cornus alternifolia. It can have that red winter color as well

That part of the shrub prolly got accidentally coppiced last summer when my lot was trimmed for building.

Per Yardvaark, maybe I could plant a piece of it in the sunshine later this year before winter?

If it is dormant now, this would be the time to move it ... especially since it's not going to dig easily on account of other tree roots.

Shrubby dogwoods are pretty easy to grow from cuttings, so even if transplanting proves impractical you could make yourself several new plants.

Nice against the snow.

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If you would please explain - NHBabs z4b-5a NH

Not Cornus alterifolia because branching is opposite, not alternate.

everdebz, If you look at the branching at the center top of the original photo, two branches come off the main stem exactly opposite each other, with a dead stub of stem in the middle. Cornus alternifolia is the only dogwood that has branches that don’t do this, and come off the stem first right and then left, alternating. (alternifolia means alternate leaves)

Here is Cornus alternifolia from my front garden 5 minutes ago. Notice the slight zigzag effect of the stem as the buds aren’t across from each other.

Which photo are you referring to? I don't see any of that near the tops.

Opposite branching, clipped from photo at beginning of thread.

I had to go outside and check, but you are correct NHBabs. Makes obvious sense. The plant in the original picture just looked more scraggly than a typical red twig dogwood and more C. alternifolia like. The growing conditions it is in can do that.

Dogwood -- I have the same, but they have been absolutely hammered by some kind of budworm last couple years. Defoliated in days....

Haha....it snowed 10 inches last night, the biggest snow of the season. The birds think it's funny—they're playing all kinds of games out there—but I don't.

I agree those red canes against the white birches/snow are spectacular.

So, you're saying I could take cuttings from the dogwood in my photos and put them in the sun? Like soon-ish? I love that idea. I don't want to dig that one up: I'd like to birth some new ones. I just have to figure out how to do it. Perfect project for being holed up at home.

I need shrubs like this one for filler and wildlife....they don't need to be in tidy rows. But the color interest of this dogwood would be fab.

Yes, tanger, the young stems of those red-stem dogwoods can be cut & thrust into the ground to grow -- I do it all the time along my border stream to help hold the bank. However, the percentage that survive to grow is low (unless they are watered often), about 1 in 8 or so in my experience. Here's one of mine (w/fruit) from a stem. But to repeat, they've been devastated by budworms last couple of years:

You can take cuttings now. Bring them inside and put them by a sunny window in a glass of water or in potting soil with rooting hormone and keep it moist. Once they root in a couple months, pot them up individually to grow as potted plants outside for the summer. Then plant them where you want in the fall.

I just cut a piece off and do that?

Yes, stem cuttings with two to three leaf nodes/buds per stem. Just remember which way is up.

My task for tomorrow...

Remember to cut just below a node and insert that end.

I now have a collection of shrub twiglets on my bedroom windowsill. I have no idea what any of them are except the dogwood, so we shall see....

I had to use a construction knife, 'cos I don't have any yard tools to speak of.

Oh, gosh, I'm supposed to plant the node under the soil? I cut below a node and didn't put any nodes under the soil. I can fix this if you so direct.

The node has to be in the rooting medium, as that is where roots will come from and they will not grow in mid-air.

Thanks! I guess some more clipping is in order.

If I cut up some milk jugs for cuttings, how tall should they be? 4"? 6"? 8"? Do I cover them with anything?

Creative is good, 'cos I'm homebound.

It doesn't matter how tall the milk jug is, other than a larger volume needing more soil, but it must have drain holes. The containers in the photo don't have saucers under so do I assume they have no holes? The cuttings in your picture are all rather large. 6 - 8 inches is plenty. Unless you're doing them outside in the ground, as beng mentioned, when a foot or two would be fine.

Thanks, floral! I realized my cuttings were large and cut them down some more. I am working on getting some rooting hormone (which I had never heard of before).

So, with your advice about the holes, I will likely start the cuttings project over. I will note, though, that even though my cuttings won't produce roots the way I did them, they love the sunny spot and are sprouting wildly!

I have to improvise something to put under pots with holes in them, since saucers are scarce around here. Where there's a will, there's a way....

Lids from any kind of jar or tub will do. Or put one cup inside another. We didn't say your cuttings wouldn't produce roots the way you've done them. Only that they are more likely to root if you tweak your method.

There is no need for rooting hormone. The cuttings take roots readily without it.

Years ago, when I stuck the cuttings in the ground to decorate a flower border, all of them grew!

I just took cuttings for a friend and stuck them in the ground two days ago. I am positive they will grow. I will move them to the friend's garden once they have taken roots:

pitimpinai. Your photo is a big help, and I bet even a sturdy cardboard box will keep from dissolving long enough to get my cuttings to the outdoors (a little nippy for the next 2 months). I knew it was sensible to order stuff while holed up....plenty of small cardboard boxes on hand. I can nest them.

I'm inspired to go cut myself a bunch more shoots. Secateurs (Felco #6) arriving this week. Should work way better than the box cutter I've been using.