The only predictable way to grow a Pink Dogwood, Red Dogwood, or one of the beautiful Dogwoods with variegated leaves, is to bud or graft the desired variety onto a White Dogwood seedling.
Dogwood trees begin producing seeds right after the petals drop from the flowers.
It s a slow process that takes all summer. By late summer the seeds begin to turn red, which means they are just about mature. Don t pick them too early or the embryo will not be fully developed and they will not be viable. When the seeds are fully developed they will begin to fall from the tree, and at that time you can begin to pick them. Ripe seeds can be removed easily.