Hydrangea from bush to tree form.
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Burning Bush - prune side branches to a produce a tree-like form?
Comments (1)One potential problem is that the evergreen things you plant to fill in the gap may not do well under the shade of your burning tree. If the bush is not in a good location, why not remove it and replace it with what you want. Euonymus alatus is not generally considered a prized species and is invasive in many areas....See Moredo you get more figs from bush or tree form?
Comments (4)Ive been battling with this question for a yr now. All the experienced folk here say definitely bush style for this area (zone6) but I want a full fledged tree in the worst way. The consensus seems to be bush for a number of reasons but the largest one being ease of winterizing....See MoreTree Form Hydrangeas in Containers
Comments (5)No stones! Or gravel or pot shards or anything else at the bottom of the pot. Contrary to common belief, adding stones or gravel at the bottom of a container does not improve drainage - it actually slows it (complicated reasons involving a perched water table). Just fill the entire container with a good quality, highly textured potting soil. Most commercial bagged potting soils are too finely textured for longterm container culture - they don't hold up very long and 'collapse', reducing aeration and hindering good drainage - but you can improve on them by adding bark fines and pumice or granite grit. Or visit the CG forum and look at the recipes for the "gritty mix", which is intended for woodies in containers. I'd also recommend adding a slow release fert into the soil before planting as well. In about 3 years you wil need to root prune and repot your hydrangea with fresh soil....See MoreTraining hydrangea into a tree form
Comments (3)Your sign in information doesn't indicate what kind of zone you are growing in but No, you don't want to bring it inside. Hygrandeas don't respond well to being indoors Although the hydrangea 'tree' can be pruned any time except summer, the ideal time to prune is in early spring so planting and getting it established may be all you want to do with it right now. Look through the shrub until you find the dominant or strongest stem, tie it to a stake and pinch one inch from the tip. The removal of the tip of the stem will encourage it to produce additional branches. Leave three or four shoots evenly spaced at the upper one-fourth of the tree, removing everything below them. Repeat the process each spring before the hydrangea produces new growth. Here is an older thread on the subject of training to a tree (or standard, as the tree shape is called) where gardengal describes the process very well... Here is a link that might be useful: Training hydrangea paniculata...See MoreBillMN-z-2-3-4
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