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Best time to prune
I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas,
callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? |
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:32:28 -0700, tathraman wrote:
I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas, callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? After flowering. Water well first. |
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On 15/04/2010 10:46 AM, terryc wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:32:28 -0700, tathraman wrote: I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas, callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? After flowering. Water well first. When youre in a good mood and the missus isn't around to supervise. |
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:32:28 -0700 (PDT), tathraman wrote:
I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas, callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? August. |
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"PC" wrote in message ... On 15/04/2010 10:46 AM, terryc wrote: On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:32:28 -0700, tathraman wrote: I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas, callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? After flowering. Water well first. When youre in a good mood and the missus isn't around to supervise. Well put! |
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wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:32:28 -0700 (PDT), tathraman wrote: I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas, callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? August. Why August? Wouldn't that just encourage crap loads of new growth as the weather warms up?????? |
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On 15/04/2010 6:34 PM, Loosecanon wrote:
wrote in message ... On 15/04/2010 10:46 AM, terryc wrote: On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:32:28 -0700, tathraman wrote: I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas, callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? After flowering. Water well first. When youre in a good mood and the missus isn't around to supervise. Well put! Thank you. I was getting a bit depressed, having struck the problem previously. Us sensitive new age guys need encouragement. Although I'm starting to be devious too! Sometimes the chainsaw seems a great alternative. Pity the guys at the local Model aircraft club who chainsawed the plants blocking the view of the members, and the chaps who planted them. There was hell to pay. |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:51:13 +0000, PC wrote:
Sometimes the chainsaw seems a great alternative. Funnily, I'll do anything else but start up the chainsaw. 99% of the living stuff I cut can be done with a 6' folding saw and that includes one foot diameter trees. Dead wood, I acculmulated a great pile and do it in one batch. |
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On 15/04/2010 7:47 PM, Loosecanon wrote:
wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:32:28 -0700 (PDT), tathraman wrote: I have a row of natives in front of my house - mostly melaleucas, callistimons and pittosporums which have to be cut back to preserve my ocean view. When is the best time to do this? August. Why August? Wouldn't that just encourage crap loads of new growth as the weather warms up?????? You just prune em low enough.....Hold the fertiliser, |
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"terryc" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:51:13 +0000, PC wrote: Sometimes the chainsaw seems a great alternative. Funnily, I'll do anything else but start up the chainsaw. 99% of the living stuff I cut can be done with a 6' folding saw and that includes one foot diameter trees. I tend to do my pruning the same. Even reluctant to use electric and petrol hedgetrimmers. They do it quick but on closer inspection hack the crap out of things. With a measured saw, lopper, seceteur and anvil cutter the cuts are cleaner and accurate above shoots. Downside is when you do it all the time your hands pay for it. |
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On 16/04/2010 12:19 AM, Loosecanon wrote:
wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:51:13 +0000, PC wrote: Sometimes the chainsaw seems a great alternative. Funnily, I'll do anything else but start up the chainsaw. 99% of the living stuff I cut can be done with a 6' folding saw and that includes one foot diameter trees. I tend to do my pruning the same. Even reluctant to use electric and petrol hedgetrimmers. They do it quick but on closer inspection hack the crap out of things. With a measured saw, lopper, secateurs and anvil cutter the cuts are cleaner and accurate above shoots. Downside is when you do it all the time your hands pay for it. The chainsaw was used to do the job without arguments and was done furtively. Prune was the wrong word. Massacre is. Never use a chainsaw to prune. |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:47:38 +0800, "Loosecanon" wrote:
August. Why August? Wouldn't that just encourage crap loads of new growth as the weather warms up?????? That's the whole idea of it. Nice new compact growth. Give them a feed at the same time. |
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"PC" wrote in message ... On 16/04/2010 12:19 AM, Loosecanon wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:51:13 +0000, PC wrote: Sometimes the chainsaw seems a great alternative. Funnily, I'll do anything else but start up the chainsaw. 99% of the living stuff I cut can be done with a 6' folding saw and that includes one foot diameter trees. I tend to do my pruning the same. Even reluctant to use electric and petrol hedgetrimmers. They do it quick but on closer inspection hack the crap out of things. With a measured saw, lopper, secateurs and anvil cutter the cuts are cleaner and accurate above shoots. Downside is when you do it all the time your hands pay for it. The chainsaw was used to do the job without arguments and was done furtively. Prune was the wrong word. Massacre is. Never use a chainsaw to prune. I prune at groundlevel like Wal Footrot. The one remaining trunk of the apple tree & suckers are soon to be pruned. |
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All very interesting! I'll do it in September when I get back after a
long cruise. Thanks everybody. |
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