Re: Oak Leaf Hydrangea

Marge: They look quite good in a border--especially because, I think,
there's something really "homey" about oak-shaped leaves. But I've seen them
grown without any hindrance, and I agree that the form is really lovely.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the dwarf version of this bush.
I planted a tiny one in the fall (and am holding my breath to see if it
survives the sub-zero wind-chills we're now having in NYC), and am dying to
see how it turns out a few years from now.
Nancy

 >Interesting, Nancy.  I wonder, too, as their natural form is open and
>rangy, with lovely drooping branches to the ground...not one that
>responds gracefully to pruning, really.  If I head back a branch, it
>will tend to put out a new one at right angles to the stem that was
>cut...rather awkward looking when bare.  Seems a pity to pack them in
>tightly....suppose they look OK that way?
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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>> From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@INTERPORT.NET>
>> Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 5:16 PM
>>
>> It is always so interesting to hear about how plants grow in the
>wild! Here
>> in New York City, this shrub has become quite trendy, at least in
>public
>> gardens like the Garden Conservancy in Central Park and the small
>garden
>> around the Cooper-Hewitt, a design museum. The shrubs are packed in
>tight in
>> big borders, and I always wonder what kind of maintenance it takes
>to keep
>> them in check.
>> Nancy
>
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