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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?

Best time to prune
 

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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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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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:
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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.

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:
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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.


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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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:
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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.


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
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On 16/04/2010 12:19 AM, Loosecanon wrote:
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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.


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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