Vitex Trees 101
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2023
- Allen shares tips about his Vitex Trees, otherwise known as ‘Chaste trees.’ He talks about how pruning in the late winter helps to make the Vitex tree bloom and encourages new buds to emerge.
Topics Include:
Vitex Tress
Butterfly Bush
Pruning
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I planted a Shoals Creek Vitex on your recommendation, and it's a showstopper! I'm zone 7 and we have more dieback during winter, but it rebounds every year and the bees adore it! Thank you 😊
Could you video tape when you prune these next time?! I'd LOVE to see this! So beautiful btw! Thanks for all you share!
I have one that is a year old in the Florida Panhandle and it's wonderful!
I have two vitex in NC zone 7a and both do not die back even with icing. One is about 20 years old. Bumblebees love them! Thanks for your videos Allen!
Wow! I'm surprised! I'm in zone 8a and mine dies down. Maybe a different variety?🤷♀️
@@theheritagehousesc Not sure what the variety was on the old tree. The younger one was a opportunistic seed from the older tree. Luckily both very hardy! Thanks
Good to know about the pruning. Mine will need some. They grow so fast in my yard. They are near a water source and they flourish. And yes like everyone else said they are a pollinator magnet
Thank you . I really like this plant.😊
I have replaced several crape myrtles with vitex and I love them. I'm in Zone 7 and they grow amazingly fast. Thanks for the useful information about pruning. Your trees are beautiful!
Thank you for so many beautiful videos Allen!
There are also incredible guides on Allen's website. I was particularly impressed with the guide on Hydrangea and another on Peony.
Hydrangea: pallensmith.com/hydrangea/
Peony: pallensmith.com/peonies/
On June 27th, Allen also published a walk around his Terraced Gardens with a very nice segment on the VItex: fb.watch/6oY4uUdWKj/
Beautiful.. I wonder how old is your vitex
WOW... Those Vitex Trees are SPECTACULAR... but I'm not surprised being taken care of by such an expert. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this bush/tree, I will see if my area would be able to grow some (Rogers, KY :)
There are also incredible guides on Allen's website, too. I was particularly impressed with the guide on Hydrangea and another on Peony.
Hydrangea: pallensmith.com/hydrangea/
Peony: pallensmith.com/peonies/
On June 27th, Allen also published a walk around his Terraced Gardens with a very nice segment on the VItex: fb.watch/6oY4uUdWKj/
Mine is pink! That's what I get for paying $6.95 for a 1-gallon plant! The hummingbirds love it.
I have a pink Vitex tree and surely is a pollinator magnet.I want to get a purple one as well. I have mine in a pot but it got too big for it. I need to plant it in the ground this fall.
In my opinion, one of the first things we should think of is if this plant is going to really benefit pollinators. These are gorgeous! I have to admit my heart sank when I heard you say zone 7....I'm up in 4b....sigh.
Nice video ! I have the Shoal Creek variety & a unique white to whitish-pink (pink icing ?) variety
These are very popular in hot dry New Mexico.
sure! my main concern is how it looks when i’m looking across my orchard to my river 😂
Is this the same as a CHASE Tree
YES -- good catch!
Chaste tree
Allen, do you recommend pruning only the spent flower limbs/seed pods in summer or should they also be taken down with late-winter pruning?
omfg i nvr knw that it can grow to such a size. im mind blown
Love this. Is shoals type a teee or bush?
It is an ornamental tree. They may be trained into a "legged up" tree form (as Allen has trained his), or left to go bushy, as one can see in the Facebook video he published on June 27, 2021 (link below).
There are also incredible guides on Allen's website. I was particularly impressed with the guide on Hydrangea and another on Peony.
Hydrangea: pallensmith.com/hydrangea/
Peony: pallensmith.com/peonies/
On June 27th, Allen also published a walk around his Terraced Gardens with a very nice segment on the VItex: fb.watch/6oY4uUdWKj/
mine bloom in mid May and wanted to know should I remove the old buds?
Unfortunately the Japanese beetles love the flowers right along with the polinators. It is also worth pointing out that the are amongst the last to leaf out, to the point where it is frequently thought to have died. Be patient!
Yeah for pollinators!
I planted 2 last year and 2 more this year.
The Tucson electric company sells them for $5 each
How far apart and away from a fence should they be planted if you have multi-branched or more bushy form? We are in the Phx area. Thx
How can I care for this in a zone 6 on a pot? I read that it does not require a lot of water and seems sad and I am scared to over water it 😵💫
Awesome! What Variety?...spelled? Shouls Creek? and the place to buy?...H. Wild & Son? Thank you!
Yes, Shoals Creek -- you know it!
Vitex can be difficult to source, but it is worth the research -- this will be a beautiful addition to the garden.
There are also incredible guides on Allen's website. I was particularly impressed with the guide on Hydrangea and another on Peony.
Hydrangea: pallensmith.com/hydrangea/
Peony: pallensmith.com/peonies/
On June 27th, Allen also published a walk around his Terraced Gardens with a very nice segment on the VItex: fb.watch/6oY4uUdWKj/
We have a question... we love our chaste tree and want more. We are attempting to propagate. We put woody cuttings in water a few months ago. There is no root formation, but the cuttings are beginning to put out green leaves. Will these grow if planted? Or is there a way to promote root growth now? We are in Zone 8b. Thank you!!
6 inches of 50 / 50 damp sand and peat moss for roots. Keep it in the shade for
3-6 weeks.
Shoals Creek?
I have a vitex, but it doesn't bloom like that!
There are also incredible guides on Allen's website. I was particularly impressed with the guide on Hydrangea and another on Peony.
Hydrangea: pallensmith.com/hydrangea/
Peony: pallensmith.com/peonies/
On June 27th, Allen also published a walk around his Terraced Gardens with a very nice segment on the VItex: fb.watch/6oY4uUdWKj/
I’m in zone 5. Too bad!
You don’t say how far south for the vitex!
I know they grew in Lake Jackson , Texas zone 9b !
They can go to Texas, and then some.
There are also incredible guides on Allen's website. I was particularly impressed with the guide on Hydrangea and another on Peony.
Hydrangea: pallensmith.com/hydrangea/
Peony: pallensmith.com/peonies/
On June 27th, Allen also published a walk around his Terraced Gardens with a very nice segment on the VItex: fb.watch/6oY4uUdWKj/
They grow well in the Phoenix, AZ area which is 9