Three years ago my 30 year old Franklinia started self pruning. Ended
up with a Y that split in time. This was the only plant I every had
that was registered somewhere. I¹d get snail mail about every five
years. I Think it was from John Bartram gardens.

Anyway about 2 replacements bought last fall. One wintered over and
is blooming as I type Joy Joy. The other fared not as well but it sent
out three shoots. Looking at the ³Good one I pruned the hurt one to one
main leader and a two off shoots.. ³ Being mind full of no chance for a
Y being formed.. Is this reasonable for a hands on gardener. Funny no
way a response may be given that would alter my nature is to give it a
shot. Stupid or just cheap and stubborn. Still....

Plenty of flowers not ever a seed ;((

Bill

http://www.google.com/search?client=...nklinia&ie=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

"Bill" wrote in message
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Three years ago my 30 year old Franklinia started self pruning. Ended
up with a Y that split in time. This was the only plant I every had
that was registered somewhere. I¹d get snail mail about every five
years. I Think it was from John Bartram gardens.

That is why I push to have pruning done to self wounding trees while they
are young.


Anyway about 2 replacements bought last fall. One wintered over and
is blooming as I type Joy Joy. The other fared not as well but it sent
out three shoots. Looking at the ³Good one I pruned the hurt one to one
main leader and a two off shoots.. ³ Being mind full of no chance for a
Y being formed.. Is this reasonable for a hands on gardener. Funny no
way a response may be given that would alter my nature is to give it a
shot. Stupid or just cheap and stubborn. Still....



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Sorry for the bother.

I have put together a website on pruning. Still working on it. I would be
happy to vivit your tree.
the web can be found at:
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT20...ing/index.html

Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.





Plenty of flowers not ever a seed ;((

Bill

http://www.google.com/search?client=...nklinia&ie=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

Does anyone know a good ID site for kudzu.

Does anyone know if it hit Pennsylvania?


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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.
Some people will buy products they do not understand and not buy books that
will give them understanding.

In article ,
"symplastless" wrote:

Does anyone know a good ID site for kudzu.


http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pumo1.htm

Does anyone know if it hit Pennsylvania?

Yes it has.

Some recipes here.

http://www.geocities.com/kudzufest/kudzurecipes.html

Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA