"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 3/1/06 11:20, in article , "Rupert"
wrote:

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It's a mystery to me also. I think the pruning's are just twiggy bits
that
he has stuck on the trellis.
The bits of the clematis that grab hold of the twiggy bits seem OK.
I have had a situation where a clematis stubbornly refused to grab hold
of a
trellis (ca 1") but attached itself to the shafts of the nails supporting
the trellis.
Still a mystery--too many variables


IME, clematis does better on clematis netting - that plastic coated,
square
or diamond shaped stuff. It's easier for the tendrils to get round that
than round the broader wood of trellis but that still wouldn't account for
the sudden deaths of these clematis.

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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He says that the bits that grab the twiggy bits are fine and the tendrils
that go for the trellis die.
In the absence of any other info I guess that unsupported tender shoots
wafting around against a rough wood surface will die back (perhaps)
That's the best I can do at the moment