Dwarf bottle brush planted about 2 weeks ago does not look good. It is in a sunny location in a very large pot. Water every 4-5 days. The blooms are turning dark and I don't see new ones coming on.
Your dwarf bottle brush probably experienced a little bit of transplant shock. The best thing you can do for it right now is to give it proper care and a little patience. Be careful not to overwater - allow the soil to dry out between waterings. Also, be sure that it isn't exposed to temperatures below 45°F/7°C as this plant won't tolerate the cold.
More information on transplant shock can be found here:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/learn-how-to-avoid-and-repair-transplant-shock-in-plants.htm
I was thinking of putting it in my butterfly garden.
The blooms of the bottlebrush do attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
For more information on bottle brush plants, please visit the following link:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm
My bottle brush is 1 yr old in a large pot and has never bloomed. Now the needles are falling off. Can you help?
Here is an excellent article with all the growing requirements needed.
You can then access what actions you may need to take.
Watering, proper lighting, soil content, start with this.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm
I want to prune my bottle brush tree. I bought it from a nursery a couple of years ago. When I bought it, it was about four feet tall and had a single trunk. I was told that it would develop a height of approximately twelve feet high and would grow to about 8 to 10 feet in diameter. My intention was to let it grow to full height and use it to shade the front porch. The trunk is about 4 inches in diameter at the base. I want to trim the foliage back from the pedestrian sidewalk and at the bottom so that I can get a lawn mower or trimmer underneath for the grass. My original idea was for the canopy to be about six feet above the ground. So I need to take about three feet off the bottom and varying amounts around the perimeter. Think upside down bowl....It is planted in a 7 foot by 10 foot rectangle of lawn surrounded by sidewalks leading to the porch.
Here are some articles on bottle brush pruning that will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm
My bottle brush plant hasn't bloomed and it turns brown in the lower center of the plant. This was planted over a year ago. It gets new growth constantly. What suggestions can you offer?
Bottle Brush needs plenty of water it's first year.
Fertilize the plant in the spring of it's 2nd year.
Internal growth can turn brown and die due to lack of sunlight,
You can prune it out of the plant.
Here are links with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm
I have a neglected tree with several years seed heads. How much can I prune, only a few flowers this year.
Here are links that should help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm
If I cut a bottle brush right back to a large single trunk, will it survive? We have a large, but spindly, bottlebrush that we would like to become fuller to look like a bush rather than a small tree but I'm worried if I cut it right back to the trunk that it will not survive.
Early spring would be the time to prune your Bottlebrush.
Here is a link with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm