I had them in pots over the winter on some and seedlings in pots since November.
A new tip I learned today
TAR, have you (or anyone else) rooted or grown a tree??? I really like the trees and I have my eye on some 7 foot shoots that I'm going to cut soon and try to root. Gretchen, do you know if it's true that when a brug Ys, that it will never get any taller??? Some of my 7 foot shoots have Ys and some don't and I don't know which ones I should try - so, I guess I'll do both kinds and would love to hear from those of you that have already done it...
TAR, I liked what you said, 'took the pants' off them, funny. In Goldens we call the furnishings (coat or hair or feathers) on their fan tannies (butt) 'pants', so I love hearing it re brugs...
Sherry: that's my understanding about them obtaining their full height at the Y. I could be wrong. I'm wondering about the ones that die back in the winter and re-emerge from the roots in the spring. Wonder if they get taller than the original plant, or stay about the same?
Oh, Gretchen, I can tell you for a fact that the brugs that stay in the ground and die back in the winter, definitely come back bigger, stronger and taller, at least for the last two seasons, in my zone. Get this. I transplanted a brug that had died back, the end of spring, last year. I really don't know what it did all summer, it may have bloomed, might not have...in about Aug-Sept, I cannot swear to the dates, I discovered the plant in full bloom and it was 10 feet tall. That same plant, divided into two large plants and they are both already 7 feet tall and have buds, not a bazillion, but ample buds, since the brug was accidentally sprayed by a crop duster and lost all its leaves. If Ying means it won't grow any taller, I'd say that the tallest 'tree' I'll be able to root will be 7 feet, at the first Y. Is that about par for the course?? I remember and, or I think I read that seven feet was a good height to root, huh????? I've about decided to let the shoots that do not have Ys, continue to grow, and see how tall they might be, ya think????
Wow, Sherry! That's great to know!!! I have no idea on rooting something that tall... Newbie here, ya know :)
Me either Gretchen and I'm green as grass and I've never in my life rooted anything until I started with the brugs. The way I am reading all this is that brugs, started from seeds, tend to make, good, tall trees and I do have several but I started late and they are still small, but growing straight, with nice thick trunks. Or you can take a shoot off and root it. The weather has been so wet, not a 24 hour period in 20 or so days without rain, and only a few days of sun prior to that, it's rained all spring. So, the next day, with any sun, I'm going out and cut a long shoot and try it. I love the trees and have a vision of 20 or maybe more in my barn grotto, which is L shaped, with a 6 foot wood fence, and I'd love flashy perennials and annuals planted below. Assuming I accomplish that, I have five more beds in the same garden, and I'd like to do it there too. Only one problem - where in the world will I winter them, whew!! But, I'm working on that and I'm giving all my pals rootings and I already have several that will help. I'm having lots of fun and I've met two Master Gardeners that live near that I didn't even know about...
My brugs that I left to freeze in the winter came back, and are taller now then the one's I kept in the garage trying to keep alive. Did not have to fight all the critters that tried to eat them while there. Knats, white flys, spider mites, mealy bugs and all the rest of them. LOL This year they are going to the celler and will forget about them until spring. Getting bloom buds on one plant now.
Well TA....good luck on the cellar! I had many in the cellar over the winter and they all died! I was heartbroken! Luckily I kept all the 'good' ones in the house! I really think if I try the cellar thing again, I will use lights. And probably water more often. I think I'm going to leave CG and DS in the ground and see how they do this winter! Wish me luck next spring.
Brinda, of course the upcoming winter will likely be the worst in history, but I'm on the border of 7b and 8a and I've only done this for two winters, the first time, I did zero to winter the brug, and the 2nd time, this winter, I put two 3 cubic yard sack of cypress mulch on the plant, but it made it through and is wonderful, as we speak, 7 feet tall. If you try it, do it don't do it with a fav brug, just in case we have the world's worst winter...
Brenda those outside, cut them down and keep a few to start sone new ones over the winter. Trade the rest of the cuttings. Thats how I got my starts year before last. Owen sent me some to get me hooked. I dug one up by accident and started a new one from part of the root.
TARogers5, don't you love a plant that comes back up, after you thought you dug it up???? I dug up some Dutch Iris a couple of weeks ago and I cannot wait to see if the 'vacant' spot comes back up next year, I bet it dose...SherryLike
Hum, interesting, I have been watching all my brugs, as they've grown tremendously in the past couple weeks with all the rain and sunshine we've had, they , everyone, has y's on them, and no buds yet, but i'm waiting patiently, maybe soon. I haven't removed any leaves though either.
kathy
TA, I kept most of my big ones in the basement to rest, they still got attacked by spider mites, but they did survive. You do, however need to give them a drink of water once a month.
I think kell and JT have rooted 6-7 footers, start a new thread, maybe they will see it.