The chaste tree is deciduous which means it loses its leaves and goes dormant during the winter. Some pruning will be needed each year to reshape this shrub and remove twiggy growths.

Vitex chaste trees are beautiful and virtually carefree summer-blooming shrubby trees that attract a wide variety of pollinators. It’s a fast grower that produces dense, upright panicles of ...

The chaste tree makes an attractive specimen as your landscape bed’s centerpiece or in a large container on the deck. Easy-to-grow, drought resistant and attractive to butterflies and bees, Vitex… ...

In wet soils, the chaste tree can suffer from dieback and root rot and occasionally get leaf spot. But it has no major pest concerns. Allowed to grow naturally, vitex will generally form a large ...

Q: Our 8-foot-tall chaste tree got zapped by the last freeze and looks pretty, bad but there are some green shoots. How far and when should we cut it back? A: No matter how bad it looks, your ...

The chaste tree is a Mediterranean native, so it prefers life sunny and well-drained. Although it's drought-tolerant once established, it will grow faster with supplemental summer water.

Chaste trees are deciduous and may lose their leaves during extended cold snaps. However, they do not remain bare for long, thanks to their fast growth rate. Harder freezes may cause some dieback ...

Chaste tree ( vitex agnus-castus ) has been putting on a show for several weeks. When the plant is covered with flowers, it's a real eye-catcher and generates a lot of interest. Chaste tree is nati… ...

Some leaves gradually turn yellow and drop. The tree is about 18 years old and overall, I think it looks healthy (no leaking sap, visible insects, black spots on leaves, no soggy soil areas under ...