Took stock of the tropicals and a few others today. Summer has not been kind to my trees this year. Week-long or more bouts above 100F, grasshoppers so bad their manure is a problem at times, and I haven't been in the greatest place mentally (mostly just world-weary, and coming out the other side already) so not paying attention like I should.
Upside, it's trimmed my burdensome collection down to what's most manageable, and I'm grateful for that. Nothing worse than your hobbies becoming a stressor.
Had to cut back all the hibiscus. Wish I could remember which one was the ruffled flowers.
Stuck a few cuttings, maybe make a couple bucks for Christmas selling them.
I think I'm going to do a BIG chop on my tall gardenia (forgot to get current pics) get it heading in a bonsai direction. The little ones just pulled through summer, and need separated. They seem to be more temperamental in my climate, so not going to push them too hard.
@Colorado may be interested to know that this ginkgo I got from him, which had never branches out before, is finally behaving like a tree.
An emergency repot in spring must have done it some good.
Unfortunately,
@Carol 83, of all the cutting and such you've sent me, this little bougainvillea is about all that's withstood everything.
But DAMN is it a little trooper! Dried out, came back; eaten to the ground by grasshoppers, came back; tumbled off the bench and spilt everywhere, came back.
It's the little bougie that could!
