Pruning Robinia / Bob
 

Hello,
I was interested in your Robinia Tortuosa Bob. You mentioned that it would
be covered in flower again this year. I have one in my front garden.
Lovely thing but was told when I bought it that it would not flower. True
too. It gets some buds which then fall off. As it is now about 10 years
old is it one of those things which you have to wait decades for flower or
are you just the lucky one?

Incidentally I prune mine slightly each year removing those branches which
are in danger of poking an eye out. This has only made it grow better!

--
Best wishes,
Jeffery.
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I've cut some big branches off mine (it's R.p. "Tortuosa") and it makes no
difference to the tree, indeed it seems to lose branched naturally. It's
covered in blossom again this year and will look stunning in a week or so
if
this weather doesn't knock it all off.
--
Bob

Pruning Robinia / Bob
 

"Jeffery" wrote in message
I was interested in your Robinia Tortuosa Bob. You mentioned that it
would
be covered in flower again this year. I have one in my front garden.
Lovely thing but was told when I bought it that it would not flower. True
too. It gets some buds which then fall off. As it is now about 10 years
old is it one of those things which you have to wait decades for flower or
are you just the lucky one?

Incidentally I prune mine slightly each year removing those branches which
are in danger of poking an eye out. This has only made it grow better!


Ours is about 15 years old, perhaps older (I can't remember) and as tall as
our house. Like your's, it didn't flower properly until 3 years ago when it
was a good show, nice sweet perfume too. The next season was even better and
it set lots of seed then last year not much at all, probably wore itself out
the previous year. This year it's back to it's old self again.
Over the years I have pruned off all the lower branches so our's has a bare
6ft+ trunk before the decent branches start.

This wind is knocking a lot of blossom off though. :-(

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

Pruning Robinia / Bob
 

Thanks Bob, I'll have to be patient.

Best wishes,
Jeffery.
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"Jeffery" wrote in message
I was interested in your Robinia Tortuosa Bob. You mentioned that it
would
be covered in flower again this year. I have one in my front garden.
Lovely thing but was told when I bought it that it would not flower.
True
too. It gets some buds which then fall off. As it is now about 10
years
old is it one of those things which you have to wait decades for flower
or
are you just the lucky one?

Incidentally I prune mine slightly each year removing those branches
which
are in danger of poking an eye out. This has only made it grow better!


Ours is about 15 years old, perhaps older (I can't remember) and as tall
as
our house. Like your's, it didn't flower properly until 3 years ago when
it
was a good show, nice sweet perfume too. The next season was even better
and
it set lots of seed then last year not much at all, probably wore itself
out
the previous year. This year it's back to it's old self again.
Over the years I have pruned off all the lower branches so our's has a
bare
6ft+ trunk before the decent branches start.

This wind is knocking a lot of blossom off though. :-(

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.