I just purchased a Chinese Hackberry from our local nursery.

It has nice trunk size and taper. The Hackberry has not leafed out yet
but the buds look like they are about to break open,

I want to chop the trunk and put it in a growbox. Should I wait until
it has leafed out completely or is now fine?

Thanks,
Dan
Zone 3a

Kees wrote:
I just purchased a Chinese Hackberry from our local nursery.

It has nice trunk size and taper. The Hackberry has not leafed out yet
but the buds look like they are about to break open,

I want to chop the trunk and put it in a growbox. Should I wait until
it has leafed out completely or is now fine?
Now outa be great.

Jim Lewis - - This economy is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the environment. - Gaylord Nelson

i WOULDN'T CHOP IT AFTER THE LEAVES TOTALLY OPENED. MAY AS WELL CHOP IT NOW AND PRUNE ROOTS NOW, BFORE THE LEAVES OPEN. dON'T FORGET TO TREAT THE CUT WITH SOMETHING AFTERWARD.. YOU CAN ALSO AIRLAYER THE TREE THIS WAY YOU MAY GET 2 TREES OUT OF IT

Stevew
Long Island NY


-----Original Message-----
From: Kees
To:
Sent: Sun, 8 May 2005 14:14:24 -0600
Subject: [IBC] Hackberry chop


I just purchased a Chinese Hackberry from our local nursery.

It has nice trunk size and taper. The Hackberry has not leafed out yet
but the buds look like they are about to break open,

I want to chop the trunk and put it in a growbox. Should I wait until
it has leafed out completely or is now fine?

Thanks,
Dan
Zone 3a

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I WOULD CHOP IT BEFORE THE LEAVES OPEN. AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE CHOP IS TO AIR LAYER IT WHERE YOU WOULD CHOP IT. THIS WAY YOU GET 2 TREES OUT OF IT.


Stevew
Long Island NY


-----Original Message-----
From: Kees
To:
Sent: Sun, 8 May 2005 14:14:24 -0600
Subject: [IBC] Hackberry chop


I just purchased a Chinese Hackberry from our local nursery.

It has nice trunk size and taper. The Hackberry has not leafed out yet
but the buds look like they are about to break open,

I want to chop the trunk and put it in a growbox. Should I wait until
it has leafed out completely or is now fine?

Thanks,
Dan
Zone 3a

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************************************************** ******************************
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************************************************** ******************************
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