I have a dogwood tree in my yard that is a few years old (approx 5-6).
It
seems that it doesn't want to loose all it's leaves in the fall and
come spring there are still some dead one's on there, is this normal?
I can see that it is starting to bud so should I cut the dead leaves
off or leave the alone??? Any advice is appreciated.

Some trees do this when they are young, like members of the beech family(oak,
beech, chestnut). I just got my shipment of b+b dogwoods and one of the
varieties still had most of the dead leaves on them, so it may depend on
cultivar as well.

Toad

it doesn't want to lose all its leaves in the fall and
come spring there are still some dead ones on there, is this normal?

Yes, with some trees. Look at the oaks & beeches.

should I cut the dead leaves off or leave them alone?

Don't bother. The new leaves will push them off.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

On 23 Mar 2003 10:42:56 -0800, (Pete) wrote:

I have a dogwood tree in my yard that is a few years old (approx 5-6).
It
seems that it doesn't want to loose all it's leaves in the fall and
come spring there are still some dead one's on there, is this normal?
I can see that it is starting to bud so should I cut the dead leaves
off or leave the alone??? Any advice is appreciated.

Our pin oaks do that but the dogwoods (both wild and domestic) drop
their leaves naturally in the fall. Leave the tree alone. When the
new leaves emerge, the dead leaves will drop.