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Persimmon Tree
I am seeing my dwarf persimmon tree growing like a teen in high school; it's
already 6 feet tall. I'd like to manage this growth a little better so that I don't have a long, spindly stick for a tree (currently, the trunk is 1" thick for its first 5'8"). I have supported it with stakes on either side so when our afternoon winds start whipping it about, it doesn't end up a stick with a couple leaves. Is there a way of "topping" it without killing it? I'd like to "force it to bush out a little, too, but am stymied on how to do this. Many thanks. The Ranger -- The 56k modem teaches us patience, humility, and the love of quiet contemplation, grasshopper. -Kylie, AM Nov. '02 |
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Hi Ranger
Just wait until this winter and chop it off anywhere you want to. It will be fine. Pete "The Ranger" wrote in message ... I am seeing my dwarf persimmon tree growing like a teen in high school; it's already 6 feet tall. I'd like to manage this growth a little better so that I don't have a long, spindly stick for a tree (currently, the trunk is 1" thick for its first 5'8"). I have supported it with stakes on either side so when our afternoon winds start whipping it about, it doesn't end up a stick with a couple leaves. Is there a way of "topping" it without killing it? I'd like to "force it to bush out a little, too, but am stymied on how to do this. Many thanks. The Ranger -- The 56k modem teaches us patience, humility, and the love of quiet contemplation, grasshopper. -Kylie, AM Nov. '02 |
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Repeating Decimal wrote:
The 56k modem teaches us patience, humility, and the love of quiet contemplation, grasshopper. You should try a 300 baud modem. That once the ripping speed jump after the 110 baud speed of TTY35's and that ilk. That would teach you patience. Been there, so done that; I was a Prodigy member during their first marketing blitz. The "Technology is not to be Feared" Ranger |
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Repeating Decimal wrote:
Back to persimmons, however, I was told that the best you could do was to get a semi-dwarf variety. I have one that will have to be pruned back heavily just to keep it below power lines. It does, however, produce fine fuyus. How many years before it started producing? The Ranger |
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"The Ranger" wrote in message ...
I am seeing my dwarf persimmon tree growing like a teen in high school; it's already 6 feet tall. I'd like to manage this growth a little better so that I don't have a long, spindly stick for a tree (currently, the trunk is 1" thick for its first 5'8"). ] I have supported it with stakes on either side so when our afternoon winds start whipping it about, it doesn't end up a stick with a couple leaves. That's probably not the best way to handle the problem. Bending of the trunk in the wind causes it to toughen and get thicker, much like excerise builds up our muscles. Staking the tree prevents this from happening and just encourages spindly growth. It is better to prune some of the weight out of the top and let it sway in the wind. -Tiger Is there a way of "topping" it without killing it? I'd like to "force it to bush out a little, too, but am stymied on how to do this. Many thanks. The Ranger |
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