10-11 ft tall

17 years ago

I have a yellow brug that I have had for about 6 years. Every year it grows up to the roof of the house about 10-11 feet tall and the same in diameter. This year it is small. It is about 5ft tall and does not look like it is going to grow more. All those of you who have had them for years what is wrong with my brug?

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fool4flowers
17 years ago
Is it getting less water or fertilizer than usual? I haven't had any that long so really not sure. You might want to take a large cutting to root and start a new one. Do you ammend the soil? It might have used all the nutrients in the same spot for several years.
givelittle_getlots
17 years ago
welcome to the forum Jerryngerorgia.
Is your brug in the ground? Just recently I read SOMEWHERE, that after having a brug IN the ground, after a few years...they are just not coming back anymore. Now that is for zones were they die back each winter. If I remember correctly.

But I sure hope that you have back up cuttings and that it is still a little slow in coming back. Maybe the weather is just different this year?

Let us know if that little angel is growing wings or not.

Lucy
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karyn1
17 years ago
I couldn't tell you because I have to lift my brugs and store them dormant over the winter but maybe something is damaging the roots causing stunted growth?
gottahosta
17 years ago
Jerry

Welcome!

We have had a cooler than normal May in Georgia but of course, June is making up for that, eh??!! My brugs are just now really taking off, so give your brug another few weeks and see what happens.

Are you fertilizing with a product like MiracleGro once a week? Brugs are heavy feeders!
jumpin4joy
17 years ago
This is the first year I have encountered this. My Dr. Suess has been in the ground for about 5 years now. This year it just didnt come back and it normally reaches around 10 to 11 feet. I noticed last year it only hit around 8 and this year no sign of life. Id root a cutting just in case. Brandy
kasha77
17 years ago
wow- glad to hear everyone's experiences- my neighbor, one of the Hack sisters,and my Brugs didn't come back this year either! I thought it was because we cut them to the ground in the fall before winter.. thank God I traded many of my orange noid & frost pink cuttings for different varieties, now I have some new stock that is growing up nicely. Hope they do as well as my old ones last year. I've read that now is the time to take cuttings- I will do that tomorrow, making sure they are all labeled. Good Luck to you all...
Kasha77