Gibraltar deciduous azalea

mistermoyogi

While canvassing the nursery rows at the end of the season, I came across this azalea - it is a Gibraltar (Exbury hybrid) deciduous cultivar....I was intrigued by the trunk, and am looking forward to taking it back next spring... it currently is about 3 feet in height.

Regards,
Tom S.

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landerloos

No problem,
you can chop at the hight you want, remember to put some cutpaste on the wounds azalea lose a lot of moisture trough wounds.

Kind regards
Peter

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Vonsgardens

Just remember the exbury's are a larger leafed deciduous variety with a gaudy (very nice but bold) orange bloom. They tend to have long internodes and big leaves. John

mistermoyogi

Peter and John: Thanks for you input....John: Yes, I am aware of the Gibraltar's tendencies you refer to regarding its leaf size and internodal distances....but I figure it will be interesting to see what begins to develop next year.

Regards,
Tom

rockm

Alright Tom, where'd you find this one? Nice potential in that trunk. Large blooms and big internodes means the tree should look best in winter. I'd enjoy the blossoms for what they are and work to make this tree a "wintertime" tree at it's best in mid November, when leaves drop. That means it will look unnusual for most of the time it's in leaf. "

mistermoyogi

Hi, Rock....I am in agreement with you regarding the future for this tree...as to where I found it...it was put aside in the end-of-season clearance section at a local nursery - seems it did not catch any one's eye during the growing season.

Good hearing from you.

Regards,
Tom

Bonsai Barry

As one who does not work with Azaelas but is anxious to, I would have thought that you could reduce the internodes if the plant were cut back drastically. Am I wrong?

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mistermoyogi

Barry: Even with drastic reduction of this cultivar, which I plan to do next spring, I don't believe the internodal spaces and foliage will reduce as effectively as with other evergreen cultivars.

Tom S.