So some of my Brugs are going in the shed for the winter, but some are in the ground. Now if the ones in the ground die back, will they need to re-Y next year before blooming? And assuming they do, will this take as long as it did this year, or should they grow faster due to their more substantial root system now?
I hope this question make some sense to someone..................
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Hi Rikerbear.
I understand the question, but don't know that answer, so no help to ya. I would guess, that yes, the need to Y again, if there is no Y left on the plant.
Linda in Victoria BC
I figured that would be the case....just wondering if the plant will grow back faster and Y faster since it should have a much larger root system than it did origonally.
Thanks for at least reading the thread Linda :-)
Oh and dearly loved the Hibiscus you have with the variegated leaves....and what a lovely red bloom too. Should you ever take cutting please think of me :-)
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This message was edited Sep 9, 2004 4:33 PM
I'm in the same situation, and I believe that they will die to the ground in my zone and send up new growth from the roots, in which case they will need to Y again. That's the biggest downfall to having them in the ground here -- probably won't have blooms until late in the Summer. Hope that helps :)
Thanks Kaufman....we're both a Z8b, so let's keep eachother posted on progress next year. :-)
Sounds like a plan :) I still have you down for PF. She's still small, but I will start chopping after this next flush that'll happen in a couple of weeks. PLMK if you still want a little piece of her ...
Oh my yes! I hadn't mentioned it cause I didn't want to be pushy :-)
no need to wait, i can relate my personal experience. i purposely left one Isabella brug to die down on the ground, as an experiment to see how it will do. it did not start growing until late part of June this year. at the moment the plant is barely 1-1/2 foot tall. it will probably late Oct. before it start blooming. i will keep u posted when this Isabella start blooming.
the other brugs i uprooted from the ground last Winter, keep them indoors during the cooler months of Winter. i planted them on the ground early part of May. and these are the ones that has been profusely blooming since late July. hth.
Thanks MaVie. That info is very helpful!
Riker -- no problem. It will just be a small, unrooted one though, because she's just not a very big plant. E-mail me and we'll work out the details. Plenty of time to do so...
This message was edited Sep 9, 2004 6:50 PM
u're welcome Gretchen :D. pleasure as always to share info.
Hi Riker!! I'm in zone 8a. My limited experience is this, I left my original brug in the ground. I've forgotten how tall it was the first year, maybe 10 feet. This year it came back as not one, but two brugs, one orange, one pink, and they bloomed some quickly. Then, they have bloomed all summer, a different one about every two weeks. I know they are 12 feet but they might have gotten taller, they have much larger trunks, and many more trunks (not sure what they are called), than the original brug, which had skinny trunks. I will check tomorrow and see what their height is. The thing I've really enjoyed are the straight shoots that grow to heaven. I cut one at between 6 1/2 and 7 feet, and it rooted almost immediately, the end of August. When I get a reader card for my digital, I'll send a photo. I was just amazed, and you can bet that next year, I'll have me more than one tree!
I LOVE the greenhouse stuff that starts early, but in the long run, I think, I'll be most happy with the hardy brugs that like my zone 8a and survive the winter. Then, I'll supplement with my cuttings and green house brugs. I guess everyone's cuttings bloom quickly, but I was astounded with my cuttings which have bloomed all summer and they are tiny. All of the brugs I've mentioned are not named, their parents are 'unknown', and like lots that don't have all the advantages in life, they seem to be determined to get ahead, IMO. Next year, I intend to march toward my goal of a circular garden of tall brug trees with canopies. My dream would be to have some mini canopy trees to compliment the big girls. My fear is that some of the brugs haven't been in the ground long enough to have a root system that can tolerate the winter, if it is filled with long freezes. I cannot wait to see who survives and you can bet that they will all be HEAVILY mulched...
This message was edited Sep 9, 2004 8:51 PM
Thanks MaVie....it's not what I wanted to hear, but it's helpful none the less :-(
Gretchen I'll send you an email shortly and we'll work it all out.....thanks darlin
Marc, the Isabella brug was nearly 6' tall last year. i left the entire tree during the winter time. it died down to the ground. it slowly came back. there were others too that was left on the ground but none of the others came back. am just glad Isabella came back. so far, i have lost another Isabella tree, Pink Suaveolens, Insignis Pink and Versicolor Peach over the past winter: these were fully grown brug trees.
am not all sorry i lost them, cuz i am into experimenting to learn which will be hardy in my area.
I'm with you MaVieRose, I want brugs that are hardy in my zone, and this winter, I'll learn about, maybe, 20...