Re: newest plants

I've got three of them Tricia. One, which is about 8 feet tall and who knows how wide, is part of a section of dense hedge in front of the house in combination with equally tall jatrophas, feijoas, and allamandas. It never get pruned, but it blooms and berries a lot. It also gets the most sun--some of it all day [the hedge faces south].
Another one is in the back yard and it gets maybe a half day of sun and it gets pruned a lot--whacked, actually. It also produces a lot of flowers and fruit, I suppose on new wood but, honestly, I've never paid attention.
The third one is in complete shade. It gets pruned--I can't seem to decide whether I want to get rid of it or not--heavily every year. It flowers/fruits some but not as much as the two that get more sun.
All three of these are from cuttings we took from a large shrub we saw in the woods about 7-8 years ago. 

On Nov 11, 2007, at 2:38 AM, Patricia wrote:


do you prune it back.... I read somewhere that it blooms on new wood.
Tricia
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net> 
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We've had Callicarpa get 6-7 feet here in the understory. It sprawls, too--maybe wider than it is tall. 
On Nov 10, 2007, at 8:51 AM, Kitty wrote:
Callicarpa americana grows 3 to 6 feet according to Kemper, never gets to more than 3 ft here as we are on the edge of hardiness. The only one I've seen here is in full sun. Most dogwoods are best w an eastern exposure here. Full Texas sun would be too much in most cases. Sounds like your hunter found some excellent specimens worth propagating. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Hodges" <andreah@hargray.com> 
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Tricia-keep in mind the Callicarpa will get quite large and is an understory plant. I always forget how big the really will be. I'd also still consider the dogwood as an understory. We've got some here that grow in full sun but they're never as pretty as those that get a tiny bit of late afternoon shade.
I'm jealous of your Fothergilla. It's too hot for them here but I think they are so pretty. 

Good luck!
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> 
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Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 11:43 PM
Subject: [CHAT] newest plants
I went to help another girl buy a tree and I ended up with several good buys. I got these at the local nursery where the owner is a tree expert, he goes on seed hunting expeditions and has started some wonderful trees and shrubs. I bought one of his own named varieties of Ilex decidua "Cherry Berry" Possumhaw. I bought a one gallon very small one so this year it won't be very showy but next year I expect great things from it. He also let me have a great dogwood that he found the seeds from trees growing between Ft. Worth and Dallas out in full sun. I also bought a one gallon Chamaecyparis obtusa "Crippsii", a one gallon Callicarpa americana beautyberry, a one gallon Fothergilla major "Mt. Airy"bottlebrush. The Chamaecyparis he recommended as one of the hardiest in for our area. The Callicarpa is loaded with purple berries and the Fothergilla has wonderful fall color. Do any of you have any recommendations for where to plant them or what they need. He told me to remember that the dogwood is still a dogwood and would need water no matter where he got it from. 
Tricia
zone 6b
where fall is in full swing
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