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Redbud question
I put three or four redbud starts into the ground three summers ago,
finally got the deer to leave them alone (fencing), and now three trunks are growing up quite nicely. The trunks are now about an inch thick, and are about four inches apart. Should I move a couple of them? Or is it OK to leave them as they are and have them grow up all squashed together? I don't want to do anything that will hurt them, as they were brought from my grandmother's garden several states away (I'm in Maryland). Thanks for any advice. |
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I have a couple of redbud trees in my yard. One is single, and I have a
clump of three growing together. I prefer the single, as it has developed a nice trunk, and I was able to work it into a pleasing shape. The group you have planted together will probably be fine, but my preference would be to limit it to one tree (personal preference, here). I've never tried to move an established tree to another area, so I don't know how well they transplant. Seems like it might be a lot of work and digging, since they are 3 years old. Hope this is helpful. Gary "spampot" wrote in message ... I put three or four redbud starts into the ground three summers ago, finally got the deer to leave them alone (fencing), and now three trunks are growing up quite nicely. The trunks are now about an inch thick, and are about four inches apart. Should I move a couple of them? Or is it OK to leave them as they are and have them grow up all squashed together? I don't want to do anything that will hurt them, as they were brought from my grandmother's garden several states away (I'm in Maryland). Thanks for any advice. |
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I put three or four redbud starts into the ground three summers ago, finally got the deer to leave them alone (fencing), and now three trunks are growing up quite nicely. The trunks are now about an inch thick, and are about four inches apart. Should I move a couple of them? Or is it OK to leave them as they are and have them grow up all squashed together? I don't want to do anything that will hurt them, as they were brought from my grandmother's garden several states away (I'm in Maryland). Thanks for any advice. I know that Red Pansy Redbuds are not supposed to be moved once planted, not sure if the same applies to the larger species. I have a Redbud my daughter got at school that is in a pot, it's about 3 feet tall now and looks like a twig. How fast do these boogers grow? It has really taken off since spring. |
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"BiG Orange" @ wrote in message ...
... I put three or four redbud starts into the ground three summers ago, finally got the deer to leave them alone (fencing), and now three trunks are growing up quite nicely. The trunks are now about an inch thick, and are about four inches apart. Should I move a couple of them? Or is it OK to leave them as they are and have them grow up all squashed together? I don't want to do anything that will hurt them, as they were brought from my grandmother's garden several states away (I'm in Maryland). Thanks for any advice. I know that Red Pansy Redbuds are not supposed to be moved once planted, not sure if the same applies to the larger species. I have a Redbud my daughter got at school that is in a pot, it's about 3 feet tall now and looks like a twig. How fast do these boogers grow? It has really taken off since spring. Redbuds grow like weeds when given TLC (water, fertilizer). I had three sprout in a flower bed last spring and decided they might be something for to take to a native plant swap, which was held in the fall. I put them in two gallon pots in good soil with slow release fertilizer, and by October they were three feet tall. I have two in the yard where they were four foot plants four years ago. They are now 10' trees and were a mass of color this spring. BTW, the Forest Pansy is proving to be an exception to this rule of rapid growth. The one I bought two years ago has only grown a couple of feet. It receives identical care to the native redbuds. (Zone 6) John |
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In article , "BiG Orange" @ wrote:
... I put three or four redbud starts into the ground three summers ago, finally got the deer to leave them alone (fencing), and now three trunks are growing up quite nicely. The trunks are now about an inch thick, and are about four inches apart. Should I move a couple of them? Or is it OK to leave them as they are and have them grow up all squashed together? I don't want to do anything that will hurt them, as they were brought from my grandmother's garden several states away (I'm in Maryland). Thanks for any advice. I know that Red Pansy Redbuds are not supposed to be moved once planted, not sure if the same applies to the larger species. I have a Redbud my daughter got at school that is in a pot, it's about 3 feet tall now and looks like a twig. How fast do these boogers grow? It has really taken off since spring. I was just yesterday looking at some 8-foot sappling Red Pansy Redbuds in bud, & aren't those just the pleasantest things. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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