Kousa Dogwood advice?

[JonW]

I was given a dogwood by someone I trade plants with. Its nothing impressive yet - maybe a half-inch width and 3-feet tall. I may just plant it in the ground, but it's been in a training pot for about a year now.

Just wondering about pruning. Most advice says to prune after flowers fade. I think my tree is too young to flower anyway. My questions would be:
- If I prune in Winter or early spring, will I miss the chance of having flowers?
- If it's not going to flower anyway, is the best time to prune still late spring /

 

[Cypress187]

If it's not thick enough, you might not want to prune it.

 

[JonW]

Mostly curious but pertinent will do some slight pruning for movement

 

[Attmos]

Mostly curious but pertinent will do some slight pruning for movement

Anything come of this tree?

 

[JonW]

Anything come of this tree?

Ended up selling it because of limited space, can't keep trees with large leaves