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Red Osier Dogwood ... where should I plant them?

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Knoll:
One of the big box stores had red osier dogwood at attractive enough price. So we brought couple home.
For the purpose of one day providing arrow shafts, should they be planted where plenty sun avail or rather shady?

bjrogg:
Knoll, I'm not sure which is best. Around here it mostly grows in the open in drainage ditches and bottom lands. One thing that seems to make really nice shoots is to bend tall plants over and pin them to ground. They will root down and send nice long straight shoots up from every node. I have seen people use them as a border hedge and cut them down every couple years. They send shoots back out really fast once established. I wouldn't put them anyplace you don't want them cause they will spread and if you cut them down they will come right back any twigs on the ground will root with the right conditions to. I do like them for arrow shafts, wait for them to get bigger than you think you need before you harvest them. They shrink down considerably and it's better to start heavy and file down to spine and weight.
Bjrogg

Wind D Ranch:
I'm pretty sure the literature that came with my red osier plants said full sun to partial shade.  I have some in both types of locations and all are doing well.  I see you are from Missouri, arrow wood viburnum grows well here also. 

Knoll:
Maybe I should move those plants outta The Wife's garden and into my little plot of scrub/weeds out back.   :-[ ::)

I have couple arrowwood viburnum plants on order from Arbor Day Foundation.

DC:
Not that it matters for arrows but around here Red Osier that grows in the shade doesn't turn red. Damp soil, full sun would work best here.

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