Ok, I've got everything that was due for a new pot transplanted
and in the shade. Do you
leave them there until you see new growth? AND, when is it ok
to start wiring? Is it ok
to wire in April while the tree is so active? I have a
hawthorn that needs some trunk
work and a maple that needs wire on the fine growth.


You don't want them in full shade. Morning sun is great.
Keeping them there 'till new growth is seen is OK, but if they're
currently leafless you probably don't need to be that careful.

As for wiring, different folks do it different ways. I try not
to wire in the spring to early summer. The trees and branches
are growing fast at that time of year and you usually have to
remove it before the wiring has done any good. Usually, I wire
in late summer, fall and (mostly) winter.

That said, I do SOME wiring in the spring, but I wrap the wire
very loosely around the branches, so it is scarcely touching it.
Obviously, you don't bend much when you do that, but it's fine
for new sprouts.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Who would
rather NEVER wire.

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