Most people don't cut until the fall before it started to get frost in their area. Now is the main growing time for most folks to get blooms. Those would be nice things to trade. I have my first hydrangea blooming and its beautiful.

Hi Tammy,

I am also Tammy from TN. I grew up in WV and I am a HUGE WVU Fan. I have seen you posting recently and I have been wondering what part of WV are you from if you don't mind me asking.

: ) Tammy

Fool4flowers, mine have just started budding. I have what I think is Nikko as well, but out of about 6 yrs or so, I have seen it bloom twice, since it blooms on old wood, and I have die back for it in my area. Its a beauty tho.

Tammy,I have lived in WV all my life. I live in Doddridge County, which is about 2 hrs north of CHarleston. I was born and raised in Clarksburg. Where were you from? I am going to Pigeon Forge in Sept. We love it there. My hubby loves the car shows.
Tammy

Do what I do. Take cuttings and root them over the summer. Then, you can trade the rooted plants for lots of cuttings in the fall. Most people will share 2 cuttings per rooted plant. :)

At least that was my experience last year. Makes for a more even trade.

I think brug cuttings root better this time of year but most of us have extra cuttings in the fall because that's when we chop them down to prepare them for dormancy.

Hello Tammy,

I was from a little town called War, I went to High School at Big Creek High and later Bluefield State College. After that I moved here. My family still lives in WV and I get to go visit once in a while. Most in Mcdowell and one sister in Daniels near Beckley. Even though I have lived in TN longer than I lived in WV I still think of WV as home. There are no prettier mountains anywhere I have seen.

I live in Bristol so it is just a little over an hour to go to the Smokies from here. We go up to the car shows once in a while too. It has been a while since we have done that though. We did go to Charlotte to see WVU in the bowl game this year. That was fun!

It's a small world here isn't it. haha Nice to meet a fellow West Virginian on here.

: )

Tammy

I am rooting ground shoots and side shoots from some of my nicer named brugs. I have many started a week or two ago and more to come.

But for now, all my cuttings are spoken for. I may have some left over later this summer. Check with me then.

This is the best time to root brugs. Since I go for the standard form on my brugs, all the shoots have to come off!

Thanks gottahosta, I will check back with you. By "standard form" does that mean more to a tree shape?

Gardenmaster, I hadnt heard of the town , War. I think we have about a 7 hr drive to pigeon forge. I have a sister in law that lives in Sevierville. I think we live about 1.5 to 2 hrs from Beckley.

Token, in the past week or two, I have taken cuttings from several different things, including trying some I hadnt treid before. My husband wanted to try and get some starts from suckers off the crabapples, and those seem to be doing well, I also tried my Yoshino Cherry. Got my fingers crossed. That tree is gorgeous when it blooms.
Tammy

Tammy, yes she means tree shaped. Why don't you go ahead and root the cuttings you have and you will have something to trade when the time comes that some are available. I for one would be willing to trade some brug cuttings for what you listed but I have some other obligations that I owe from last year that will get my first available cuttings since mine were lost that I was hoping to send them. I should be able to do a trade after those are taken care of it you are still looking by then.

Thanks for the generous offer fool4flowers. I have lots I am trying to root right now.

Hey Tammy,

They call War WV's most southern city. It is very small place located at the very bottom of the state. It's about an hour from Bluefield. The movie October Sky about the "Rocket Boys" was based on the High School that I went to. It is a true story, if you have seen it. The boys were from the little towns around War; Bartley and Coalwood.

I am just starting to collect Brugs. If I get any growth where I can take cuttings later on I will be glad to let you know. I am sure that I will be able to get some cuttings off of one varigated on named "Peaches and Cream" however, I think I read somewhere that the varigated ones are harder to root. I will have to read up on it and get suggestions from the experienced folk here on the Garden Web. I remember reading about one lady who has a nice collection of varigated ones. (Edna maybe) Not sure I will have to go back and read old posts. She had some nice photos of hers too. They were very nice and healthy. I have one getting ready to bloom. It is either Peaches and Cream or Sunset. I will have to look. Anyway, have a Great Day!

Tammy