Mystery of color change of crabapple flowers
ginny12
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Comments (15)Oh My Goodness, this board moves Fast! LOL I was busy all yesterday tending to the untended areas of the garden so my apologies for not getting here sooner. This board, all of you who've responded.....I've gained more information from your responses than I have doing research on the web! Maybe I'm not putting in the correct search terms but you all have provided me so much more information....THANK YOU! I can't get a close-up picture of the white Iceberg roses beccause the Arbor has exploded in new vines and leaves ... no buds yet. But I did take a comparison pic yesterday of the Pink Iceberg next to a couple Jasmine flowers....maybe that will help? I've also taken pics of the main trunk of the Iceberg as it is today...and my neighbor has assured me the cuttings I took from her rose is "Iceberg Climber"....and indeed, what I got was a wonderful, fast growing, almost disease-free WHITE Iceberg Climbing Vine. I've almost talked myself into pulling out the propagated pieces of the PINK Iceberg from the huge planter and getting them settled in another planter, not as large. Something about the Joseph's Coat with little white roses as fill-in was in my mind's eye against the backdrop of a large TerraCotta Umbrella and white patio furniture. Ah well....the best laid plans and all that. :) I am hoping it's not the wrong time to pull out the PINK Iceberg and transplant it in another planter? Thank you so very much for the compliments on my Arbor. She's one of my favorites and I tend to her daily 10 months out of the year. Those other two months I give her a break and let her go wild. She gets it out of her system and then she's ready to be trimmed so she can produce a beautiful focal point for me. Yes, I'm obsessed and a few friends and family members think I've gone over the deep end when it comes to my gardens. :) Here's the Arbor as it was early today: Here is her main stock.After she had been hardened off, I planted her here, next to the base of the arbor. Other pics for comparison start on Page 3 of my Album. Again, thank you all so so sooo much!!!! Here is a link that might be useful: Page 3 starts Pics of JC and Iceberg...See MoreMakimak Crabapple suckers
Comments (4)Marg, you do need to check the trunk of your tree to see if it has been grafted. If so, then, as Ken already said, any suckers are from root stock and won't be your 'Makamik'. Usually, root stock is hardy and vigorous, but doesn't have the form or color of the grafted stock - one reason it gets used as root stock. If you really can't tell whether it was grafted - no thicker or slightly angled spots on the trunk, no areas where the texture of the bark seems to change - then you can look on-line and see if the cultivar is usually sold as grafted or own-root. All else failing, and if you know where you bought it, you can ask them, as they MIGHT know....See MoreHelp Please: What's wrong with my crabapple tree?
Comments (2)Thanks, Ken. I apologize for the ambiguity as I am a new homeowner. I'll try to provide more helpful information. I live about 15 minutes south of Cincinnati, OH. No, we didn't have a drought last summer. The two most significant weather occurences we suffered were: remnants of Hurricane Ike last fall and a severe ice storm in January. By all outward appearances, neither episode impacted my other young trees. The crabapple did appear to get off to a successful start this spring, sprouting lots of green leaves and berries, but then suddenly took a turn for the worse. I've taken pictures, but I can't figure out how to post them within this message. Do you know how? Again, thank you for your time....See MoreMystery Flowering shrub/bush
Comments (4)Ken, not sure of your question....If you are asking about the color change of the flowers, I believe Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow refers to the color the flowers show from one day to the next...Yesterday they were purple, today they are lavender pink, & tomorrow they will be white. After looking online re: Brunfelsia pauciflora (possibly a Brunfelsia austalis), it seems these plants/shrub/bushes are supposed to be hardy to zones 9&10. We are in 8b and we have had several days/nights at below freezing this winter although not for more than 3-4 days in length. About the same type of temps in years past, only this year winter has been milder. This plant to my knowledge has never died back. So it seems to be hardier than the gardening sites say it is. The only thing I see differently than pics on the web is the number of flowers. The one my neighbor has doesn't bloom as fully as some shown. Adding also that, neighbor says it's highly fragrant. There are some great posts and pics here on Houzz from other members....See Moreginny12
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