Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Brugmansia Friends at Monika Gottschalk's in Germany, 1 by burgele

burgele wrote:
Veronica to answer your Question regarding replacing the soil of the inner container, yes Monika will do just that, every two to three years, she will take the Brug Tree out of the container and cut some of the heavy tap roots which have grown as large as an arm with the saw to encourage the new growth of the feeder roots then replaces the void with new enriched soil, otherwise without the smaller feeder roots the plant will stop growing and producing those blossoms we love so much. The soil of the outer container is replaced enriched every spring.
Veronica i will send you a dmail .

Gordon you hit the nail right on the head, LOL Monikas Standards are anywhere from 10 to 17 years old and with the method of cutting some of the heavy roots to refresh the feeders they may live a lot longer then that, we just got to do that also it is so rewarding to have to great trees.

Here is the actual Picture of the Mobisu i took 3 weeks ago at 16 years old, which you've seen previously pictured on the Dolly lifted out you may recognize her by the two trunks.