[IBC] Buttonbush (was: [IBC] The BIG experiment)
 

The main thing that caught my interest was the mention of the
buttonbush. I thought I was the only one playing with them.
The leaves
don't reduce enough, but the blooms are a joy.
Wayne (South of New Orleans)



We've spoken here about them before, so a couple of others have
worked with them. Don't recall who? Anita?

Have you tried defoliation? You should be able to do it twice --
or even thrice -- where you live. I'm still in the
"developing-heft-in-the-trunk phase" and mine have yet to bloom.
Do they bloom on old or new wood?

I like the red hue on the developing leaves, too.

Do you have a pic for the gallery of yours in bloom?

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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[IBC] Buttonbush (was: [IBC] The BIG experiment)
 

We've spoken here about them before, so a couple of others have
worked with them. Don't recall who? Anita?

Could have been me- I was given one that was infected with an
eriophyid mite that caused the leaves to pucker with pinkish galls.
I was able to cure the plant by pulling off all infected leaves as I
saw them. So I can testify that these will put up with defoliation
very well.

Not sure about bonsai potential, but I'm definitely going to plant
one in my yard in a moist spot.
--
Nina Shishkoff

Frederick, MD

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