My Dizzy Prune

Olafhenny · 04-24-2011, 11:19 PM

I have posted the beginning of this story in another forum, but since I think it is quite interesting and I mainly
post here now, I think it is worth starting again from the beginning.

This 'chapter' is a repetition of my posts in the other forum. Note: Story and photos are now 1 year old.

This picture "My Dizzy Prune" shows my rather unremarkable attempt at "tree sculpting" (well, I was having fun with a
wild seedling delivered to my yard by some bird).

Realizing, that I was getting a bit carried away with weaving the branches, I thought I'd cut out the larger one
of the stems shown here in a close-up. When I could not untangle it without harming the surrounding twigs last
fall (2009), I cut it on both ends and left the centre section there.

This photo shows in detail, what prompted me to tell this story

The story will continue, as it develops this spring

Olafhenny · 05-16-2011, 02:26 PM

The real test of the health of that graft was in my mind if the grafted section is fully viable.
That has in my mind now been established, by the fact, that actually blossoms sprouted from the self
grafted section. that is something, which did not happen last year.

This is the large view. It is evident, that the grafted branch ends up somewhere behind the leaves at its top

This shot is self-explanatory and shows clearly the base of one of the blossoms on the grafted piece

And here is the whole thing even more enlarged.

04-24-2011, 11:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 252,161 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	My Dizzy Prune I have posted the beginning of this story in another forum, but since I think it is quite interesting and I mainly post here now, I think it is worth starting again from the beginning. This 'chapter' is a repetition of my posts in the other forum. Note: Story and photos are now 1 year old. This picture "My Dizzy Prune" shows my rather unremarkable attempt at "tree sculpting" (well, I was having fun with a wild seedling delivered to my yard by some bird). Realizing, that I was getting a bit carried away with weaving the branches, I thought I'd cut out the larger one of the stems shown here in a close-up. When I could not untangle it without harming the surrounding twigs last fall (2009), I cut it on both ends and left the centre section there. This photo shows in detail, what prompted me to tell this story The story will continue, as it develops this spring

05-16-2011, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 252,161 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: My Dizzy Prune The real test of the health of that graft was in my mind if the grafted section is fully viable. That has in my mind now been established, by the fact, that actually blossoms sprouted from the self grafted section. that is something, which did not happen last year. This is the large view. It is evident, that the grafted branch ends up somewhere behind the leaves at its top This shot is self-explanatory and shows clearly the base of one of the blossoms on the grafted piece And here is the whole thing even more enlarged. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.

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