I've just done two large choisya in bloom back to route's & glad I have, there was new low growth getting no light to mature more, they're such beautiful plants.
@rogthegardener1
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comments - sounds like they should make a good recovery - hope so!
@peridot-20
4 ай бұрын
@@rogthegardener1 Thank you they have new shoots of growth. My flamingo standard salix are next as I've had them for year's, they're in large balls with new growth at the base of the stem's but the rest is brown inside & slight leaves on the edges, so I know they need new growth. I did my camellia a week back the show in flowers was so heavy took the plant forward so I strapped the bark & pulled it back & spiked it in the ground & after flowering trimmed it down & removed stems out to thin it & already fresh leaf growth.
@rogthegardener1
4 ай бұрын
@@peridot-20 Hi - just a quick word of caution re your Salix Flamingo - it is often grafted onto the stem of another variety of Salix So I would be careful not to cut below the graft otherwise you may not get flamingo growing back ..if that makes sense?
@peridot-20
4 ай бұрын
@@rogthegardener1 Yes I totally understand what you mean because when I brought them years back I had to cut roots of the other plant forming off the stem. I'm going to trim them back to see how good the growth is branching from the stem as I know the inner parts are no good & any advice much appreciated 👍
@peridot-20
3 ай бұрын
@@rogthegardener1 I did both my salix & couldn't believe the new better growth on the stems closer to the main stem, the rest was brown & brittle except the edge's, so they should have a nice fresh regrowth.
@dianekallal
Ай бұрын
I needed to watch this! I have a large choisya (5’ x 5’) that was damaged during the record setting cold snap this January. It was already showing skinny branches in the interior with a few leaves on the outer perimeter. The frost killed some of those leaves, too. There is growth at the base. It’s end of July; is it too late to hard prune it? I live in Victoria, British Columbia (on the west coast of Canada). It’s quite temperate here. Thank you.
@rogthegardener1
Ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for your comment and (slightly tricky) question! I am not sure about your specific weather patterns over the in beautiful British Columbia ... although I do have family over there and intend to visit one day ... over here in South Wales I would be cautious about hard pruning live wood at this stage .. I would be less worried about cutting out any dead wood. If you want to risk it then I would think about preparing some emergency plant protection (maybe using some horticultural fleece if you have that over there?) you could then make a protective tent over the new growth if required in a cold snap of weather? I would avoid any high nitrogen fertilizers as they can encourage very soft growth. Another trick could be to add a mulch of something like bark (I guess you have that over there?) a good layer of that can warm up the soil overwinter and at least protect the roots .. I hope this helps / makes sense?
@saf1922
13 күн бұрын
Can we have a Choisya update please?
@rogthegardener1
11 күн бұрын
Hi, thanks for your comment and the reminder for me to go and check the choisya! There is some strong new growth, but not from the main stump it seems to be coming from below ground. I’ll try to either do an update video or put a picture on the community section of my channel. Have a good weekend!
@helenscott187
5 ай бұрын
I have a beanstalk like fatsia in a big pot. It was doing really well but the snapped at the bottom. Will it grow back from the stump that's left? Should I replant it in the ground? My ten year old is gutted as she thought of it as her beanstalk. I've had it about 3 years....
@rogthegardener1
5 ай бұрын
Hi Helen, thanks for your comment and sorry to hear about your damaged Fatsia … let’s see if we can get back twice as good … can I ask whereabouts you are living… are you in the uk?
@rogthegardener1
5 ай бұрын
I would think it is certainly worth trying to get a new shoot or two from the stump, what a shame it was broken. Now is the perfect time of year to try to get that new growth … assuming you are on the uk. Planting into the ground or a larger pot would also encourage some new growth, does that help?
@sassytash379
5 ай бұрын
Is it a bad time to hard prune my callistemon? I’m in London uk…. Thank you ☺️
@rogthegardener1
5 ай бұрын
Hi it’s white a good time, but I have never pruned a callistemon as hard as I pruned the shrubs in the video … maybe cut back to about half its current size… you may not get any flowers this year but you should get lots of new shoots. I like to feed with Westland growsure slow release fertiliser as soon as I have pruned at this time of year as it has a high potash content which will encourage strong bushy growth. I should say that there is always a slight risk when hard pruning any plant… but spring is the time of least risk, and in 40 years of hard pruning I can’t think of any that I have lost asap result of a hard prune 😊 Please let us know how you get on. Thanks!
@sassytash379
5 ай бұрын
@@rogthegardener1 Thank you for your reply it is highly appreciated as I’m terrified of killing it! I will definitely take your advice, I am only hard pruning due to scaffolding being put up and I want to make it as small as possible to try to protect it from any damage caused by works. it is roughly 10’ tall and around 9’ wide, it’s also more like a small tree than a bush but it is my favourite. many thanks again and I’ll keep you posted. ☺️
@peridot-20
4 ай бұрын
I had 9 of these bottle brushes 😏 other name for them & I used to prune mine back in September every year prepared for spring growth, they're beautiful plants.
@rogthegardener1
4 ай бұрын
@@peridot-20 sounds great - 9 of them!, wow! are you living in the UK or somewhere warmer?
@peridot-20
4 ай бұрын
@@rogthegardener1 In the UK but they're very tender to cold low temps & in 2017 after having them for year's, that winter took them out but I used to keep them in large ball shapes. I was tempted today at the garden centre 😁 but left well alone.
@captainredbeard1749
6 ай бұрын
Ruthless! I've got a sumac that is doing the same thing but worried doing that to it will kill it, might be brave and try it 🤣
@rogthegardener1
6 ай бұрын
Are we talking about a 'Stags Horn Sumac'? (Rhus Typhina) There's no guarantee, but in my experience a Sumac will keep on coming back .. and now is a good time if you are living in the UK? If yours is a different type of Sumac then I do not know ... Perhaps somebody else in the wonderful world of KZitem will know ...
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