Bottle Brush
By Mushybanna
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7 Jul, 2009
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They can be grown from cuttings Irish - this is best if you wish to retain the form and features of the parent cultivar. You just take cuttings from the semi-matured wood. If you're not worried about preserving features of the parent, then they can be grown easily from the seed. You just collect the unopened fruits and store in a warm place in a paper bag until the seeds are released.
7 Jul, 2009
Bernieh:
I wonder if you have the same problem I have with this tree. My neighbor has a 20 feet / 6 meter tree which rains the red stamen mixed with spider webs all over the side of back yard. It is a horrible mess to clean up!
10 Jul, 2009
My callistemon is only around 3 metres tall and while it's lovely when it's in full bloom - yes they can be messy when the blooms all drop. It's much easier when they small to keep them trimmed and looking tidy.
10 Jul, 2009
Bernieh:
My neighbor every year will cut off the top of the tree...however, it grows 6 - 8 feet within a very short period of time (6 months or so)
I'm so glad my neighbor doesn't have Callistemon viminalis - Weeping Bottlebrush. They grow to more than 60 feet / 20 meters tall. Talk about a horrible mess. LOL! : > )
10 Jul, 2009
Totally agree with you on the Weeping Bottlebrush - they are such a mess. Had these growing on the footpaths of a suburb I lived in many years ago and it was a disaster - the street looked horrible for most of the year.
10 Jul, 2009
after reading this im thinking maybe i wont try taking a cutting for myself lol.
i guess tho if its kept in check it would be ok
10 Jul, 2009
They are quite stunning Irish when they're kept quite small - they respond well to a good trim and this encourages bushier growth and greater flower production. Over here we don't usually grow them as pot plants of course as they're natives - so in our gardens they grow rather large. I'm sure you'll get a lovely plant there.
10 Jul, 2009
Bernieh:
I didn't mean to thrash Callistemon species...they are pretty trees if grown in a parking lots or along the freeway and in a park. LOL!
Irish:
I may be wrong, however, I don't think they would grow as large in England or Ireland as in Australia where they are native or California...which is a good thing. : > )
10 Jul, 2009
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wonder can these be grown from cuttings, as theres loadssssssss of them growing near where im doing one of my lessons lol
7 Jul, 2009