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Old 08-05-2013, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Donvito View Post
No No to weeping bottle brush tree. It looks nice while it's small and it grows like a weed, looks ugly and has to be trimmed often. You have to support it forever and move the supports often. I had one and took it down after only 4 years. Try the standard bottle brush tree although it also has to be trimmed but you won't have to support it very long and looks beautiful.
I've never seen a standard bottle brush tree. Does it start out like a bush, and then you trim it up till it has one or a few trunks and takes on a tree shape?