tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post4216688822143296668..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Did I commit Cotinus murder?danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30611195673319618542015-05-26T11:26:45.461-07:002015-05-26T11:26:45.461-07:00They are as tough as old boots and I am sure that ...They are as tough as old boots and I am sure that you get larger leaves if you cut them back hard just like paulownia Helenhttp://patientgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26279022350458245252015-05-26T10:08:05.451-07:002015-05-26T10:08:05.451-07:00A you're back from Japan! I can't wait to ...A you're back from Japan! I can't wait to read all about your adventures.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-74947607197989450512015-05-26T10:07:46.006-07:002015-05-26T10:07:46.006-07:00Wow, so what people are saying is true, they reall...Wow, so what people are saying is true, they really are that tough!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36175102111573341722015-05-26T10:07:10.195-07:002015-05-26T10:07:10.195-07:00But it sounds like you did plan it! Perhaps Fifi w...But it sounds like you did plan it! Perhaps Fifi will grow on you.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88822895624235944812015-05-26T10:05:49.784-07:002015-05-26T10:05:49.784-07:00Emily you actually make the idea of a " knobb...Emily you actually make the idea of a " knobby, warty stump " sound good!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89243793125200951502015-05-26T10:05:20.939-07:002015-05-26T10:05:20.939-07:00What will you do next year when the deer can't...What will you do next year when the deer can't get to it?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7529951332541477022015-05-26T10:04:56.215-07:002015-05-26T10:04:56.215-07:00I think you're right, and loosing the blooms d...I think you're right, and loosing the blooms doesn't matter much to me.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52164636144221142282015-05-26T10:04:31.084-07:002015-05-26T10:04:31.084-07:00And a lovely breeze on his neck...And a lovely breeze on his neck...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68657132095430117482015-05-26T10:04:00.810-07:002015-05-26T10:04:00.810-07:00I second that statement, and not just for Cotinus....I second that statement, and not just for Cotinus. Sorry you're having to give up a fav plant. I will remind you however that you can grow Palo Verde!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5575663695122170282015-05-26T10:02:21.663-07:002015-05-26T10:02:21.663-07:00And update I will.And update I will.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47695970129458276622015-05-26T10:02:08.095-07:002015-05-26T10:02:08.095-07:00Very bizarre! I was sure to let Andrew know that I...Very bizarre! I was sure to let Andrew know that I was the one responsible for the hack-job. It looks so bad I was afraid he'd think someone did it maliciously.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30890027356556684422015-05-26T10:01:08.824-07:002015-05-26T10:01:08.824-07:00Yikes, she sure has a lot influence on your neighb...Yikes, she sure has a lot influence on your neighborhood doesn't she? I hope you all have a bucket of water at the ready.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-86476566814725260292015-05-26T10:00:17.036-07:002015-05-26T10:00:17.036-07:00This will be the first time I've done a cut ba...This will be the first time I've done a cut back like this. This plant has been in the ground since 2011 but just finally took off last summer.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71363052874001393102015-05-26T09:59:08.781-07:002015-05-26T09:59:08.781-07:00Excellent point!Excellent point!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40170380081162475322015-05-26T09:58:53.089-07:002015-05-26T09:58:53.089-07:00Really? Thanks!Really? Thanks!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7451838567400399342015-05-26T09:58:42.109-07:002015-05-26T09:58:42.109-07:00Yikes, well I suppose those leaves would be just a...Yikes, well I suppose those leaves would be just as lovely on the ground - as long as they're not smothering anything.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63645216449510895272015-05-26T09:57:49.683-07:002015-05-26T09:57:49.683-07:00Thanks Alison!Thanks Alison!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87302929345017235332015-05-26T06:59:11.907-07:002015-05-26T06:59:11.907-07:00Hahaha, I'm not sure, but everyone else seems ...Hahaha, I'm not sure, but everyone else seems to be saying it will pull through. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38419666517117328582015-05-26T06:02:51.124-07:002015-05-26T06:02:51.124-07:00For years I've cut back a Cotinus 'Velvet ...For years I've cut back a Cotinus 'Velvet Cloak' to foot-long stubs. Then for a couple of years I let it go, and enjoyed the first "smoke" last summer. But in regaining control of that corner this spring, I cut back in the old way in late March. Maybe it was the hard winter, maybe the interruption of the cutback routine, but nothing sprang from the stubs. I was sure for a while that I'd killed it, but lo, shoots sprang from the roots. [When they were numerous enough, I cut off the bare stubby stems at the base.] Now it's as strong as ever.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66644230253302920992015-05-25T21:30:35.282-07:002015-05-25T21:30:35.282-07:00Not a problem at all. It's difficult to kill ...Not a problem at all. It's difficult to kill a cotinus! Mine has the same poodle thing going on but I decided to let it go as a clematis is hiding a lot of the bare branches and when the smoke tree blooms with the clematis it'll look like I planned it. In a month, yours will look fabulous while I'll still have Fifi to contend with. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7151322016337319482015-05-25T21:23:54.820-07:002015-05-25T21:23:54.820-07:00I think it takes a while for the effects of stooli...I think it takes a while for the effects of stooling to kick-in. After a few years, you'll start to get that knobby, warty stump that just bursts forth with new growth.Sammie070502https://www.blogger.com/profile/07840565341523291549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-57423327245787125302015-05-25T20:57:03.306-07:002015-05-25T20:57:03.306-07:00Maybe I should thank the deer for nipping mine bac...Maybe I should thank the deer for nipping mine back and forcing it to branch. But don't worry about yours surviving. Coppicing cotinus is a common act.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30107467623789469552015-05-25T20:36:44.122-07:002015-05-25T20:36:44.122-07:00No need to worry. I cut mine just as severely ever...No need to worry. I cut mine just as severely every year, and it comes right back. I think you can even cut them to ground level. But they won't bloom the year they are cut back, so you have to decide between compact shape and flowers, I think.DevilGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-11560967805926412802015-05-25T16:57:29.850-07:002015-05-25T16:57:29.850-07:00Just enjoying its haircut and thinking "I fee...Just enjoying its haircut and thinking "I feel ten pounds lighter!"rickiihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26922938187741315182015-05-25T16:40:01.598-07:002015-05-25T16:40:01.598-07:00I'm sure it'll be OK. At least yours has b...I'm sure it'll be OK. At least yours has beautiful coloration. I love cotinus to death, but mine looks eternally sickly--sickly reddish-green instead of purple. I've pretty much decided to give up on it. Our backyard doesn't seem to get enough sun for it to turn dark purple. I just saw stunning specimens at the Wave Garden in Point Richmond. Oh to live on the coast...Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com