Spindly Apricots
Hi there.
I'm growing Apricots from seed in France and now have 8 saplings about 2 ft high. They are very spindly and need support. Should I nip out the growing tip to encourage bushing? |
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You could nip out the top when they get another foot or two taller and then try to get it to a better shape. But I'd avoid it ATM and just tie the plant up to a stake or cane for a while. |
Spindly Apricots
On Jun 10, 2:48*am, vomog wrote:
Hi there. I'm growing Apricots from seed in France and now have 8 saplings about 2 ft high. They are very spindly and need support. Should I nip out the growing tip to encourage bushing? -- vomog Are they getting enough sun? Spindly often applied to plants that are not getting enough sun. HB |
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Spindly Apricots
On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:24:59 +0000, vomog
wrote: Higgs Boson;926465 Wrote: On Jun 10, 2:48*am, vomog wrote:- Hi there. I'm growing Apricots from seed in France and now have 8 saplings about 2 ft high. They are very spindly and need support. Should I nip out the growing tip to encourage bushing? -- vomog- Are they getting enough sun? Spindly often applied to plants that are not getting enough sun. HB I've been growing them in a greenhouse. It's been very warm this spring, and certainly not lacking sun. Having had great luck with Peach from seed, I assumed the same for Apricots. Stone fruit trees don't do very well in a greenhouse, they become stunted. In order to properly develop these trees need to be exposed to the elements, to temperature fluctuations and wind - without movement the root system won't attain full form, without contraction/expansion from alternating temperature neither will the above ground portion develop a strong structure. And those are not saplings... get those seedlings outdoors. Tree Stages 1. Seed 2. Seedling: the above-ground part of the embryo that sprouts from the seed 3. Sapling: After the seedling reaches 1 m tall, and until it reaches 7 cm in stem diameter 4. Pole: young trees from 7–30 cm diameter 5. Mature tree: over 30 cm diameter, reproductive years begin 6. Old tree: dominate old growth forest; height growth slows greatly, with majority of productivity in seed production 7. Overmatu dieback and decay become common 8. Snag: standing dead wood 9. Log/debris: fallen dead wood |
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