Hi all! Thanks to my sister, I have my first very own Brug! I'm thrilled to aquire such a beauty but have a general care question: does one trim a Brug in order to get it to look like a 'tree'? Or do you just let 'er grow and do 'er own thing? Here's what I've got - it's labeled "Charles Grinaldi".
Also, any other suggestions on care would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS IN ADVANCE!
Betsy
This message was edited May 16, 2006 4:43 PM
thats such a lovely one.. if want it to be tree can bottom ones. i leave mine cause glad got growing.lol.. i do not know alot , they will come along tell you.
Twyla
Hi Betsy,
You can get a tree shape by having a cutting that comes from below the first Y of a brug or you an get one from basal shoots that come up from the soil around the trunk. You have to cut them off after they get some size to them and root them. These will both make nice trees. You can also get nice trees from seed grown brugs. They generally get fairly tall before they make a Y, but you just don't know what the flower will look like. Personally, I think that is half the fun of growing from seed. If I take cuttings, I generally cut them about six inches long, making sure there is more than one leaf node on the cutting. Your plant looks nice and healthy. Good luck with it. I'm sure she will reward you with lots of pretty blooms this summer.
Brugie:
Thanks for the info! I will let this baby grow and do her own thing and see what happens. Will Brugs bloom their first year?
thanks!
mine did [ bloom . ]You will like CG . it smells good , flowers start out yellow and turn orange as the days pass . feed with 12-12-12 ,15-15-15 , 16-16-16 or Bayer systemic rose food [3 in one ] .
Oh, GOOD INFO that I didn't have - -thanks, TonyJR! Here's hoping my CG blooms this year! =0)
