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- Q.Butchered Bottlebrush Trees - Our overzealous volunteers decided to "prune' the native trees at our croquet club. We were told this encourages growth ...
- Q.BottleBrush - We had a cold winter this year in Houston and caused a lot of the bottlebrush to turn brown. It ...
- Q.Bottle Brush - I have a young bottle brueh in a pot but the leaves are a little brown on the edges
- Q.Pruning A Bottlebrush Tree - I would like to prune my bottlebrush trees severely, maybe down to only one or two feet. Will they grow ...
- Q.Bottlebrush Plant - Should I remove flower heads after blooming?
- Q.Bottle Brush Tree - when the flower has finished do you cut the flower off
- Q.Bottlebrush Tree - Recently a section of our bottlebrush tree started to die. We also lost a branch from another section of ...
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Anonymous on
May 1, 2017Q.Butchered bottlebrush trees
Our overzealous volunteers decided to "prune' the native trees at our croquet club. We were told this encourages growth and from last year have a row of meatballs (no flowers) to prove itl Last Saturday before anyone came they chainsawed all the established bottlebrush trees, wattle trees, and one tall paperbark (flowering) back to trunks. All branches, all foliage and the crown removed. The filtered shade totally gone from the garden beneath which is planted out in small shrubs and annuals. What is likely to happen now? Can the damaged trees be helped in any way? Oh yes, the 'meatballs" from last year's attack were also trimmed by chainsaw. We back onto a reserve and until now have had lots of native birds. Can I please have a strongly worded opinion to quote at the nest Annual Meeting please. This needs a huge change in club rules.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 1, 2017A.My advise is wait and see.
Do not try to fertilize the trees into health. If they began to actively growing you can then, lightly fertilize.
You could consult with an Arborist to determine the health of the severely pruned trees.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm
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- Asked by
jmedina on
May 15, 2017
Houston, TXQ.BottleBrush
We had a cold winter this year in Houston and caused a lot of the bottlebrush to turn brown. It is May and there is little green in the plants. Can I prune all the dead leaves? How can I tell which ones will survive and which ones will not.
Answered by
DLarum on
May 16, 2017
Certified ExpertA.You can prune it back. This article will help:
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm
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lynnedingley on
May 19, 2017
wv156hxQ.bottle brush
I have a young bottle brueh in a pot but the leaves are a little brown on the edges
- Answered by
DLarum on
May 19, 2017
Certified ExpertA.You may either be overwatering it or under watering it. Brown tips in container plants is generally a symptom of a problem with watering
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Anonymous on
May 19, 2017Q.pruning a bottlebrush tree
I would like to prune my bottlebrush trees severely, maybe down to only one or two feet. Will they grow back as bushes?
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Downtoearthdigs on
May 20, 2017A.You should prune the plant back by 1/3 at a heavy prune.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm
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michael73 on
May 26, 2017
ScunthorpeQ.Bottlebrush plant
Should I remove flower heads after blooming?
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Downtoearthdigs on
May 27, 2017A.Yes, I would dead head the spent flowers.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm
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jayne on
May 27, 2017
hertfordshireQ.bottle brush tree
when the flower has finished do you cut the flower off
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Downtoearthdigs on
May 29, 2017A.This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm
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Rebecca A on
May 28, 2017
Mandeville, LouisianaQ.Bottlebrush tree
Recently a section of our bottlebrush tree started to die. We also lost a branch from another section of the tree after a storm. Up until recently the tree was doing just fine. It was blooming tho not as much as in other years. Any ideas what is going wrong? Thank you.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 29, 2017A.Bottlebrush trees are fast growing and their branches can be brittle. It may have sustained some damage in the storm you mention.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/pruning-bottlebrush-plants.htm
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