...on my street.

this is the great white north, gets extremely cold in winter, literally teeth shattering cold, very unhealthy...
so how in god's name do these survive in winter, they look like many year old trees...

Beautiful hybrid. I find the fragrance best at dusk and night time in general for Brugmansia. Be sure to make a visit back then, but don't be surprised if it is not overwhelming as fragrance can be almost nonexistent to extremely overpowering with Brugmansia depending not the hybrid. Jamaican Yellow and Isabella are two of my old favorites when it comes to fragrance.

Very interesting and beautiful specimen. Care ti share the growing zone you are in.?

I too am from the Great White North. Seems this yesr we skipped fallnsnd jumoed straight into winter.

are you sure this is over wintered outdoors yearround?

They probably dig them up or cut back and mulch heavily.

Brumansias can adapt harsh winter but letti ng aerial parts dying ( so trunk, branches, and all leaves etc.. ) but keeping hte roots alive, as underground it doesn't freeze, or not as bad. it will grow again. like banana if you see them, that's what they do.
It's beautfiful one.

never cared about zones so i had to check.
zone 6 supposedly + lake. that street itself goes straight to the beach.
btw, i have seen countless russian olives around, all faring badly never bearing any fruit, looking sick, so there is something in the climate here that oleasters don't quite like, it seems...

i plan on giving my own brugmansia, which i being a "black thumb" have been trying apparently to kill, to a friend that has a garden in the center of the city, next to the famous tower. hopefully he will accept my gift and my plant will fare better in his garden...

The easiest way to grow a Brugmansia is to till up a little bit of Earth and plant your Brugmansia directly pot and all in the ground if your up north where it can freeze. Pull up the pot before the first freeze and bring indoors and treat just like you would a cacti during the winter months if you can't actively grow them during the colder months.

Failing that, yes, Brugmansia from the warm group and come back from a freeze if there are nodes beneath the surface... i.e. the stem has been buried a bit. However, don't expect Brugmansia from the warm group to sprout babies from the roots.