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[IBC] Hawthorn transplanting
I dug a fairly large hawthorn (5 m tall and 15 cm diameter) today from a
neighbor's yard (it got cut back to a meter). However, the roots are terrible. How well does hawthorn sprout new roots from large cut-off roots when transplanted? Does anyone have experience with inarch grafting of seedlings to create new rootage? Marty ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Hawthorn transplanting
I dug a fairly large hawthorn (5 m tall and 15 cm diameter) today from a
neighbor's yard (it got cut back to a meter). However, the roots are terrible. How well does hawthorn sprout new roots from large cut-off roots when transplanted? From my limited experience, hawthorns are pretty tough. The only exception I found was Washington thorn, which died after I put it in the ground. English hawthorn did fine after I wrestled it from a nursery pot into a bonsai pot. I had to cut off a lot of roots, but I also cut off a lot of the top. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
[IBC] Hawthorn transplanting
I dug a fairly large hawthorn (5 m tall and 15 cm diameter)
today from a neighbor's yard (it got cut back to a meter). However, the roots are terrible. How well does hawthorn sprout new roots from large cut-off roots when transplanted? Does anyone have experience with inarch grafting of seedlings to create new rootage? All the haws I have experience with are among the most difficult to transplant. I've never managed one even close to that size. Haws are one of those trees that are best transplanted by degrees. They are, like wild blueberry (Vaccinium), a Genus whose roots run for a very long distance and have very few small root hairs. I suggest you handle it a bit like a cutting and put rooting hormone on the cut ends of all the large roots. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] Hawthorn transplanting
"Jim Lewis" wrote in message news:001201c30750$8c9ec7a0$49112cc7@pavilion... I dug a fairly large hawthorn (5 m tall and 15 cm diameter) today from a neighbor's yard (it got cut back to a meter). However, the roots are terrible. How well does hawthorn sprout new roots from large cut-off roots when transplanted? Does anyone have experience with inarch grafting of seedlings to create new rootage? All the haws I have experience with are among the most difficult to transplant. I've never managed one even close to that size. Strange. I seem to remember Tony (Tickle) writing about hawthorns being easily transplanted. Even if all the major roots have been cut off. As long as some tiny roots are preserved. I trusted his advice and collected a hawthorn this spring. Not even remotely as large as the one Mary collected, but I cut off almost all the roots (some also by mistake :( ). The buds are (already) swelling, so I'm not too worried at the moment. |
[IBC] Hawthorn transplanting
My own experience of collecting hawthorns is that they tend to be very quick
to strike roots, but very slow to put on significant root growth. The best results I've had have been using akadama and grit 50:50 and plenty of patience. Similar story when trying to airlayer hawthorns, they produce roots tantalisingly quickly but then you have to wait at least a couple of years before you get anything really capable of sustaining the tree. Needless to say, I gave up trying airlayering! Mike Bennett. UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lewis" To: Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 4:21 PM Subject: [IBC] Hawthorn transplanting I dug a fairly large hawthorn (5 m tall and 15 cm diameter) today from a neighbor's yard (it got cut back to a meter). However, the roots are terrible. How well does hawthorn sprout new roots from large cut-off roots when transplanted? Does anyone have experience with inarch grafting of seedlings to create new rootage? All the haws I have experience with are among the most difficult to transplant. I've never managed one even close to that size. Haws are one of those trees that are best transplanted by degrees. They are, like wild blueberry (Vaccinium), a Genus whose roots run for a very long distance and have very few small root hairs. I suggest you handle it a bit like a cutting and put rooting hormone on the cut ends of all the large roots. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ************************** **** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ************************** **** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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