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Chaste Tree growing in a garden

How to grow chaste tree

Vitex agnus-castus

When to plant chaste tree

Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.

Chaste Tree is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
60 to 240 in apart
Sun
Full sun
Soil pH
5 to 8.5

Common problems

  • winter dieback in cold zones
  • thrips
  • root rot in wet soil
  • reseeds weedy

Sources

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