Impressive Bottlebrush Buckeye
arbordave (SE MI)
6 years ago
Thought this one was worthy of posting. Photo taken at the Morton Arboretum 1 July.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
6 years agoRelated Discussions
Struggling Bottlebrush Buckeye
Comments (4)water when they need water.. insert finger or use a hand trowel.. to FIND OUT how moisture is.. IN the soil ... here in adrian ... a few miles east of you ... we had 8 weeks of severe drought ... plus heat .. frankly if you had the same.. your plants look fine.. lol ... the future is no the new buds that are developing .... that is the key ... you were a bit late on planting ... basically right when i suggest the drought started ... see link about planting time.. watering.. etc ... there is nothing to do.. no fert.. they are stressed.. not hungry .. dont spray them with anything and further stress the leaves ... just keep them properly watered .. and understand.. that as nights start cooling in sept .. they wont need so much water.. and that is when you start relying on your finger.. to determine soil moisture ... ken https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub...See Moredo bottlebrush buckeyes spread their footprint with suckers?
Comments (4)i'm seeing some 18" or more away from the trunk. I may dig around them in the spring & see whether they are suckers or seedlings. if seedlings i'll move them. I plan to prune them in the next few weeks as well. anyone have any guidance in that regard. the botanical garden here have a grove of these. last year they cut them down to stumps & they are already chest high again....See MoreLooking for bottlebrush buckeye, spice bush, and sweet woodruff
Comments (0)I’m looking for bottlebrush buckeye and spicebush or possibly other medium to large shrubs that can handle part sun, dry soil, and deer resistant. And sweet woodruff For trade I currently I have: -potted Hardy Chicago Figs -Hardy Chicago Fig cuttings -Brown Turkey Fig Cuttings -Celeste Fig Cuttings -Potted Prague Viburnum -Bridal Wreath Spirea (not 100% sure but can provide pics) -Creeping Jenny By the end of summer I should have: -Potted Brown Turkey Figs -Potted Celeste Fig -Potted Italian Honey Fig (not positive of this variety) -Maybe Potted Green Ischia Fig -Carolina Allspice not sure the exact variety but can provide pics. sweet smelling -Anise Hyssop -Montauk Daisy Thanks, Chris...See MoreBottlebrush Buckeye in Michigan?
Comments (4)have you ever been to arrowhead alpines out I96? .. south of fowlerville ... https://arrowheadalpines.com/ havent been there in years. i hope its what it used to be.. but take a bucket of money with you .. lol ... website says no walkins.. but that might be changing in our MI ... call ahead ... i did not review the catalog for your topic plant ... ken...See More
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
6 years agoarbordave (SE MI)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI believe this is the same plant (from a slightly different angle) on Google street view (Apr 2016):
whaas_5a
6 years agoThanks for sharing the pics!
Certainly a beautiful shrub with its exotic foliage, summertime blooms and golden fall color.
I made the mistake of not giving mine enough room. Wonder what its fate will be in a couple years.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
6 years ago
bengz6westmd
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMine does sucker aggressively underneath, so the pictured one could indeed be "one".
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