Hydrangea Tree

[Nyboy]

I have 3 hydrangea trees planted in large urns at my driveway entrance . They are either fireworks or firecracker ( nephew's girlfriend one day removed all tags off trees and bushes ) There is a straight trunk about 4 feet then a mass of branches. One of the tree started getting sprouts along the trunk, the other 2 none. I know if top is grafted on to trunk anything below graft should be removed. Top had a lot of winter kill, so don't want to remove sprouts if not grafted. Does anyone know if fire something tree are grafted ?

 

[thistlebloom]

Fire Light? It doesn't say, but I would be very confident that it is.

Here's a care blurb from White Flower Farm.

 

[Nyboy]

That's it dam girl you good !! I remember fire and changing color. I will never forget the control I showed when Kathy showed me all the tags she removed, she was so proud of her self. Doesn't say anything about tree forum.

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh, oops, the care blurb didn't paste. Well here's what they say about pruning.

Pruning: Little pruning is needed beyond removing any dead wood whenever seen. If desired, plants can be cut back as needed in early spring. Hydrangea paniculata blooms on new wood.


Tree form Hydrangea paniculata: Prune in early spring, removing lower suckers and up to half the older top growth.

If the graft did die but the root stock is still alive you'll have something interesting. Good experiment anyway.

 

[Nyboy]

Graft still alive, good to know I need to remove suckers.

 

[thistlebloom]

That's great the graft survived! It should be gorgeous in bloom. Paniculatas are my favorite type of hydrangea.

 

[Nyboy]

I love all hydrangeas, they do well in my clay soil

 

[aftermidnight]

Another hydrangea lover here, I have a few. I have a paniculata, not sure of the name until I look it up in my records, the flowers do turn pink as they age. The thing is I'm at the stage where my brain is so full I have to delete some things to make room for the new, my excuse and I'm sticking to it .
Most years we don't have a problem with what winter brings but it's important to leave the old flower heads on until spring, helps protect the growing tips and next years flowers. One November we had a killer freeze and it did a number on this one but it did survive but no flowers the following year .

My poor "Ayesha" and the flowers it produces, if I don't feed it to keep it blue some years it's the looks like an Easter Egg bush, the tiny florets are a mix of blue, mauve and pink those years.


A Dan Hinkley introduction "Golden Crane" this hydrangea has a sweet scent. 4th. year in my garden.


"Aspera" This one I grew from a rooted cutting bought at a UBC plant sale, it took a few years but I now get flowers.


And my last purchase. this will be it's third year in my garden "Miss Saori" not only are the flowers eye catching when they first come out, they later turn a solid creamy pink, the foliage has a burgundy tinge for most of the year, love, love, love it.


Just saying, I do go a few things other than beans .

Annette

 

[Nyboy]

Very nice I pick them up on clearance end of season, only bad thing is most are missing labels by then.