I accidently bought a hygrandea TREE... how should i care for it?

The stupid people at the nursery gave me a hydrangea tree, when all i wanted is a blue hygrandea shrub. I found out about a month later, when i seen at a nursery that they had the trees the looked exacly like ours... turns out it grows up to 20 feet tall (too tall for where it is planted) so i dug it up and planted it in part shade. how do i care for it? It is a bout a foot and half tall, how tall will it be next year, (i will use miracle grow)

I accidently bought a hygrandea TREE... how should i care for it?
Sounds like you bought a PeeGee Hydrangea. It will bloom a beautiful panicle shaped white bloom in late summer. The leaves will turn a beautiful red in the fall before falling off. It prefers some morning sun and afternoon shade and doesn't require near the water that a common hydrangea does. Any pruning will need to be done as soon as the last bloom has faded as they will bloom on this year's growth next year. You can expect to see quite a bit of growth each year - especially after the roots get established. It should reach its mature height within 3 years. I wouldn't fertilize until next spring because what you want to encourage right now is root development. I recommend a root stimulator to help encourage feeder root growth and then begin your Miracle Gro regimen next spring.



I hope this helps! Good Luck!