Morning Glories: Morning Glory Tree Seeds, 0 by EmmaGrace

EmmaGrace wrote:
Thanks Becky -
I do feed them but not heavily except in the spring. In the spring I feed them 12-24-12 fertilizer and Fish Emulsion several times from spring until summer. Sometimes I give them another 12-24-12 feeding, which I did do this year in early summer. They also seem to really like that particular spot where they are. Their trunks are quite large. Guessing 5" to 7" diameter. I have better photos that I need to locate to give you an idea of their trunks. The middle is the Mother tree, and the other two are from large rooted cuttings that I cut back last year from the Mother tree and you can hardly tell the difference in their age. These rooted cuttings were planted early spring this year, so you can see how quickly they grow. Yes, they do die back at the first frost. When I cut them back right before the frost, I always leave 3' to 4' and never cut them to the ground. However, in spring I do saw them off to the ground as that part will be dead wood, but leaving that 3' to 4' does help protect the roots until spring. I also cover them heavily with mulch over the winter.

This year they were loaded with blooms and in fact, they are still blooming.

Emma