On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:02:25 -0500, Omelet
wrote:

In article ,
jangchub wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:12:10 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


Hm.
I have little enough open sun as it is.
Those would have to be relegated to the front of the driveway, or maybe
the southeast corner of the house.

Will they do well in partial sun?

They will be more sparse, but yes they do flower in some shade. One
which came up from seed is now 8 feet tall and it is flowering under
the Paulownia. It's in the ground, not a container. I've seen people
flank their driveway with these and they just keep them pruned neatly.
They do need shaping every year and tend to have a lot of waterspout
growth. You do know what that is, right? If not, I can explain it.

Could not find a definition on google, but I presume that is excessive
top branching?

I'm always up for an education.

The term "waterspout" when used to describe a type of growth on a
plant, tree or shrub is describing a branch growing up in the center
of the branch and usually is found in the center of the plant. These
shoots which grow upward on branches need to be removed, usually. They
are mostly never going to flower and it puts a strain on the plant
with added weight. Was that a good description?