[IBC] Podocarpus backbudding query
I have a Podocarpus backbudding question.
This winter, I dug a large Podocarpus from S-central Florida. I say large -- it is about 6 inches taller than my 3-year-old granddaughter (who is small). Otherwise I haven't measured it. It is all Jackie and I can do to move it (an indication that if I bring it into some semblance of bonsai-hood, I won't have it long). Anyway, it was a hedge plant, and all of its copious growth was at the ends of fairly long branches. Before I dug it, I cut it way back and let it sit for 3-4 months, but nothing much sprouted in the opened-up plant. I cut as much more as I could while still leaving leaves when I dug it. After a hard, cold (for a warmlands tree) winter up here in N. Fla. it is SLOWLY showing some buds and new growth, but it's all on the ends of branches. That's goo, but I need them to backbud closer to the trunk because as-is, the tree is way too leggy. Do I just wait? Can I completely defoliate or prune to old wood and expect new growth? If that is possible, I assume a year's wait would be advisable to let it fully recover from the shock of a 300-mile move to the north. Any advice is appreciated. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - People, when Columbus discovered this country, it was plum full of nuts and berries. And I'm right here to tell you (that) the berries are just about all gone. -- Uncle Dave Macon, musician ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Sue Crabtree++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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