![]() ![]() Bloom formation is easy to see if one looks carefully, even in the early stages. These trees can be left to grow naturally, or they may be pruned to control their shape.Īfter they have finished blooming in July or August, any branches growing across other branches may be removed. It can be pruned at any time of the year except when blooms are forming on the tips of the branches in early to mid-summer. Fortunately, pruning a paniculata will not cause any problems with blooming. Pruning may be the concern of many who grow this plant. ![]() This can easily be done with 2 or 3 posts in the ground that are attached to the tree with string. This will help the tree remain upright in strong windstorms, and ensure the tree grows straight up instead of sideways. If you purchase a hydrangea from the nursery already in tree form, you should provide extra bracing & support for the tree the first year or two. The first year it is planted, the little tree should be watched carefully, and the soil should not be allowed to dry out. It should be planted at the same level as it was in the pot. Like most plants, it does best in moist but well-drained soil. It should not be planted too deeply. It should be planted in a location that receives at least four hours of sun a day for most of the spring and summer. It can thrive in full sun, but the blooms may last longer if they are in some shade during the hottest part of the day. Planting the hydrangea tree properly is the key to its success. Paniculatas dependably bloom on new growth every year in mid-summer, and the show is spectacular. Nurseries prune them into single trunk trees when they are very young. The only type hydrangea that can be made into a tree is Hydrangea paniculata. Left to their own devices, all hydrangeas will grow into shrubs with multiple stems. Hydrangea trees do not naturally grow into the shape of a tree. (except frost free areas), and they will bloom dependably year after year. In addition, they are easy to grow in almost all parts of the U.S. Leaves will begin to show in late spring-early summer.Of all the small, flowering trees, hydrangea trees are the most dramatic when in full bloom. This variety is slower to come out of dormancy compared to other Hydrangea varieties. You will be amazed at its beauty and ever-changing interest. Try it in the border, the foundation, the woodland garden, or even as a specimen. Butterflies will visit it, and it is very low maintenance, asking only for adequate water. This adds to the ornamental appeal of Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea, and makes for interesting change in the garden.īest in full sun in the north, afternoon or dappled shade farther south and west, this hydrangea is easy to grow in continuously moist, well-drained soil. These bloomheads are heavy, and the branches begin to weep after several weeks of fully-blooming giant wands. Not only do the blooms change color as they mature, the entire shrub changes its habit a bit as the summer progresses and fall arrives. In winter, masses of bare stems promise another season of beauty next spring. The bright green foliage is dense and attractive too, so Vanilla Strawberry™ always looks its best. ![]() The flowers continue well into fall in most areas, and are, as you can imagine, spectacular in fresh and dried arrangements. Large, well-branched, and vigorous, Vanilla Strawberry™ reaches 6 to 7 feet high and 4 to 5 feet wide within just a few seasons. Meanwhile, new flowerheads are arising all the time, so a blooming shrub is likely to have the full range of colors from pale green to carmine all displayed at once. Within a week or two they are blushing pink, and eventually become a rich shade of rose. The enormous pointed flowerheads get underway in midsummer in most climates, beginning green, then quickly turning a creamy shade of white. With blooms that arise continuously for many weeks, changing colors as they mature, plus a habit that turns from upright to cascading, Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea is a showpiece of a shrub that looks a bit different every time you glance at it, all summer long. One of the purest pleasures for the sunny to partly shaded garden is this French introduction, a member of the PeeGee Hydrangea family. ![]()
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