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[IBC] bare root seedling sweet gum
i bought some bare root seedling 6-12", were in march. ordered 50
recieved 60. following the directions of brent walston from his article on his site, i trimmed the roots 3 inches from crown and are in 4 inch pots with well draining soil, nothing taken off the top. they have been potted for about a month and getting a medium amount of sun here in southern california. they came from Penn. which im sure were sent while dormant. Im concerned at this time only 2 trees have broken leaves. ?how long should they take to break leafves? ?and what percentage sucess rate is normal? thanks Lou ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] bare root seedling sweet gum
i bought some bare root seedling 6-12", were in march. ordered
50 recieved 60. following the directions of brent walston from his article on his site, i trimmed the roots 3 inches from crown and are in 4 inch pots with well draining soil, nothing taken off the top. they have been potted for about a month and getting a medium amount of sun here in southern california. they came from Penn. which im sure were sent while dormant. Im concerned at this time only 2 trees have broken leaves. ?how long should they take to break leafves? ?and what percentage sucess rate is normal? Lou, we can NOT answer you unless we know where you live. Sweetgum from Pennsylvania will be genetically programmed to leaf out a LOT later than sweetgum in my area. For the next several years, you have to expect these trees to act as if they were still living where their parents lived. If you live some distance to the south of Pennsylvania, it could be a while before they leaf out. So, where are you, Lou ? AGAIN, I remind people to always tell us this when you ask a question. Better yet, put your location into your sig line! 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 +++++ |
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[IBC] bare root seedling sweet gum
At 01:32 PM 4/27/03 -0400, lou E wrote:
i bought some bare root seedling 6-12", were in march. ordered 50 recieved 60. following the directions of brent walston from his article on his site, i trimmed the roots 3 inches from crown and are in 4 inch pots with well draining soil, nothing taken off the top. they have been potted for about a month and getting a medium amount of sun here in southern california. they came from Penn. which im sure were sent while dormant. Im concerned at this time only 2 trees have broken leaves. ?how long should they take to break leafves? ?and what percentage sucess rate is normal? Lou It's still a little early for them. It oftens takes longer for trees to break buds after undergoing this root pruning process. Make sure they are getting only morning sun or shade. When the buds open they will be depending on a depleted root system, so you will really have to protect them until you start to get new shoots (as opposed to simply having buds expand to leaves). This process does lower the number of survivors but improves greatly the quality of the root system of the plants that do survive. Normally, I expect around 90 to 95% of my trees to survive, but a lot depends on the quality of the trees when you receive them. Trees can be damaged in digging, shipping or in storage. I stopped buying trees from Eastern companies because of these problems and now only get trees from Oregon and Washington because these will arrive in only 2 to 3 days and don't need fumigation. Brent in Northern California Evergreen Gardenworks USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 14 http://www.EvergreenGardenworks.com ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] bare root seedling sweet gum
i checked them this morning, i was excited that there are a few more with
these little purple fingers breaking from the trunk (bud break). when second set of leaves break per branch would it be okay to give them full sun? Lou ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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