Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Fall Swap at Sallys- DISCUSSION about your haves and wants, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Thanks, David and Jill..

These ARE very mature--close to 40 years old. They also are NOT the dwarf varieties
that are sold now. They are the tall/big ones.

Hmmm...Got them from a Nursery that used to be at the corner of my street..LONG ago.
I used to shop there--and one day the owner said--"Would you like to have these two stumps?"
They were stumps of 2 old Burning Bushes she had pulled up. I said "Sure!".

And that is how I got these two bushes...And--if I remember--the stumps were not all that big or full of roots.
That would validate what you said, David.

I love having these bushes there. It totally screens the East end of my Patio. If you remember pictures
I posted from the Spider Mite attacks. At least 2 birds nest in these shrubs every year.
I cut them back every couple of years as they make new stem growths in all directions that are over 2' long.
It is a very robust grower. Wonder how big it would grow if I did not cut it back every other year??

Have to think on this....Gita

1--The bushes from the patio side--stripped of all leaves bu Spider Mites.
After I cleaned up all the fallen leaves and mulched the bed. Lots of stems and roots.
2--From June, 2010--a good look at where these bushes sit. They were cut back that spring
and are re-growing. So they seem shorter than normal. These serve as a nice screen. They "belong" there...