Kurume Azalea

[JudyB]

Another year, another bloom time. I had hoped that it would be warm enough this year that it could be outside for blooming, but with the nasty cold nights, it's best to keep it in. Probably another few days then it can be out. A shame this one doesn't photograph better for depth, as it looks long and necky in the upper trunk. In person it has enough forward and back movement and looks much better. I went back to page 2 to look at the old images, and the tree has filled out nicely, and I've closed some of the open spaces a bit, it seem about where I wanted to go with it.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Looking great Judy! Vibrant blooms, excellent distribution.

 

[JudyB]

Looking great Judy! Vibrant blooms, excellent distribution.

Thanks!
The only place I don't seem to be able to get it to bloom well is on the lowest left pad on the inside. It doesn't get enough sun there I don't think. I will try putting the tree in a sunnier spot this summer and see if that helps.

 

[River's Edge]

Thanks!
The only place I don't seem to be able to get it to bloom well is on the lowest left pad on the inside. It doesn't get enough sun there I don't think. I will try putting the tree in a sunnier spot this summer and see if that helps.

Lovely tree. You might try thinning out the pad above a bit more than usual as well for one season to see if it makes a difference!

 

[JudyB]

Lovely tree. You might try thinning out the pad above a bit more than usual as well for one season to see if it makes a difference!

Thanks Frank,
Was planning on that as well. I've never done a heavy thinning and repot on this tree in the same year, shouldn't be a problem I wouldn't think, it's a vigorous tree for as old as it is.

 

[Carol 83]

Beautiful tree. The color of the blooms are so bright, like the tree is glowing.

 

[JudyB]

Beautiful tree. The color of the blooms are so bright, like the tree is glowing.

Wish I could bring it inside, lol... Tooooo big!

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

That is an incredibly beautiful kurume. Wow.

 

[JudyB]

That is an incredibly beautiful kurume. Wow.

Thanks Leo, I'm honored to be the caretaker of this tree that has such a long history.

 

[ml_work]

Beautiful!

 

[Soldano666]

Totally bonkers Judy

 

[JudyB]

Totally bonkers Judy

Lol in a good way! Thanks brian!

 

[HorseloverFat]

Another year, another bloom time. I had hoped that it would be warm enough this year that it could be outside for blooming, but with the nasty cold nights, it's best to keep it in. Probably another few days then it can be out. A shame this one doesn't photograph better for depth, as it looks long and necky in the upper trunk. In person it has enough forward and back movement and looks much better. I went back to page 2 to look at the old images, and the tree has filled out nicely, and I've closed some of the open spaces a bit, it seem about where I wanted to go with it.

 

[JudyB]

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Hahaha, nice post! If you could have done a Ren & Stimpy, that would've been more up my alley...

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hahaha, nice post! If you could have done a Ren & Stimpy, that would've been more up my alley...

So funny...so disturbing...

 

[barrosinc]

Wow!! Amazing
I like the ferns at the bottom

 

[HorseloverFat]

All jokes and beloved cartoon characters aside... THAT AZALEA IS OVERWHELMINGLY BEAUTIFUL! WHY AM I YELLING?! I went from speechless in awe of the sheer splendor of those images, to screaming aggressively about them.

Art IS supposed to inspire emotion.

 

[Arlithrien]

Wow. Your tree has singlehandedly made me interested in azaleas. What an angelic specimen.

 

[JudyB]

Wow. Your tree has singlehandedly made me interested in azaleas. What an angelic specimen.

Once you catch the bug.... don't look back! I have too many now I don't want to count....

 

[EricMack]

Once you catch the bug.... don't look back! I have too many now I don't want to count....

Yet the Siren Song still beckons....