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Re: Tree of Enchantment!!!
Go for it!!! If anyone can do it and make it happen I believe you can.
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Re: Tree of Enchantment!!!
Oh, about cloning it...when I checked out that link you posted about the weeping pussy willow it was talking about how it was trained to be a weeper. Are you going to have to do that with your clones? Or do you think they will naturally weep?
Maybe I read it wrong. Maybe it needed to be trained to stand up straight. Anyway, best of luck with it.
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Re: Tree of Enchantment!!!
Thanks!
 Here's the shot of the growing branch I'll take the cutting from in the morning...  It's got new catkins developing on it.  The branches grow out and then once they get long enough, the weight of the branch makes it weep downward. This branch is still jutting outward though because it's just newly growing. I wonder about what you're asking, because my tree is actually a weeping variety that's been grafted onto a standard. The cuttings will be of the weeping variety but they won't have the standard rootstock the original tree has. Not sure how it will work out but it sure will be an interesting experiment. I'll show the cutting in the morning, when I prepare it and pot it up... : ) |
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The leaves are starting to grow!!!
   Time to prune my little tree soon. I'll show that cutting soon but it's potted up now... : ) |
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The leaves are really growing nicely & quickly for me...
  I may need to prune a little sooner than I thought. Might do it later today. I'll show a shot after pruning... : ) |
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Oh yeah and...
Here's another cutting I took that's already started to grow!!!  : ) |
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gulp......SWALLOWING HARD! Does it now look like the link you attached? You are a very strong woman! ~J
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Re: Tree of Enchantment!!!
I pruned my tree today and I'm going to root the cuttings...
 Although my little tree now looks like a stump, it was necessary to ensure new branches and catkins for next season. Here's how my tree looked today before pruning...  I'll show a shot tomorrow of how it looks now that it's been pruned... : ) |
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02-13-2011, 01:15 AM
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I'm ashamed to say JaNan, it does!
 I would be more ashamed however, if next season I had no catkins because I chickened out on the pruning when it needed to be done!  Don't forget this is a fast growing tree and before long it will be lush and full. Not to worry because now new branches will grow.  I'll show a shot tomorrow of my stump... : ) |
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It was so beautiful though. I would have wanted to see all the furries turn to leaves. I guess then it is too late? Does it make it branch out more also? I read at one of your links that they graft it onto the other one because the weeping pussy willow is all wiggly and drapey. ~J
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Re: Tree of Enchantment!!!
I'm gonna try to wind the flexible trunk around a strong stake as it roots and grows, much the way people do when trying to turn a wisteria vine into a little tree. This will make it strong and sturdy.
You did see the furries turn to leaves in my pics...or at least some of them. I don't know if it would have been too late to wait but I've been reading that as soon as the leaves appear is the time to prune. New branches will grow shortly, you'll see... It really is a shame to have to prune it though, right when it was so gorgeous, but this is apparently the way it's done. Let's see what happens... : ) |
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02-13-2011, 01:47 AM
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I know you are correct! You see why I am not a very good pruner.
 Yeah! Flexible, that's the word I was looking for instead of wiggly and drapey!
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Now that we are friends, you will learn how to prune!
Plants love to be pruned. It's like us getting a haircut! Just promise not to laugh at my stump tomorrow, if I get up the nerve to show it to you guys... : ) |
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02-13-2011, 04:48 PM
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Alright, but don't laugh!
Here it is this afternoon after a hard pruning last night...  It'll grow back fast, you'll see. Now I have insured that I will have another bloom of catkins next season! : ) |
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Re: Tree of Enchantment!!!
Here's what happens when new growth begins...
 After the new upright branches get so long, they begin to weep down from the weight of the branch. I can see it's a very fast growing tree and it will be covered with new branches and leaves very soon!  Even after a hard pruning, it doesn't look so bad. See, JaNan!  : ) |
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Re: Tree of Enchantment!!!
I can see your window looks very lovely with your snowflakes and new mosaic gazing balls. And yes i can see it has a couple of stems growing really fast compared to the the picture right before it, just like you said it would do.
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Yup, it's a very fast growing tree JaNan!
The first cutting I took from the tree is now rooting, and showing signs of top growth! I'm going to train it to be an upright tree like the one I have, with a weeping top! It certainly won't be easy but it can be done using a strong metal stake. We'll see... : ) |
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The tree has grown a lot since it's pruning...
 The branches are upright right now, but not for long. As they get longer & heavier, they begin to fall down and weep towards the ground. Here's a close-up shot of the graft covered in wax...  You can also see the many new shoots developing, that will form into new branches. : ) |
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