How to prune young Aconitifolium
Adam (zone 8)
7 years ago
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
7 years agoAdam (zone 8)
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How to prune young asian pears? (pic)
Comments (1)I'm no expert...still a novice, but I have a couple Asian Pears that are 3 or 4 years old. The biggest thing I've had to do was train the branches to grow some direction other than straight up. You can do this by tying them down, or using a branch spreader, or a clothes pin. It looks like the lower branches on the right side are off to a good start. I'd say keep all the branches as low as possible without them causing you troubles, like the lawnmower, the dog, the kid, etc....See MoreHow to prune this wierd young Pin Oak?
Comments (5)I agree with Resin - First, cut all of the buckthorn back away from it so it gets more light! I would use long handled loppers and cut the buckthorn at ground level and when it sends up new shoots, carefully spray Roundup or Ortho Brush Killer on them. Then, perhaps right now before it begins growing, shorten the three very long side branches by a third or a half, so that the bulk of the crown is in the straightest stem. The one on the right. The main one will become much larger after the growing season is done and the side ones that are cut in half will continue to provide food during the growing season. If you live near a Walmart or a good garden center, buy one of the green plastic coated plant stakes - they come in various sizes. Push it in the ground by the "new leader" and loosely tie the leader so it will be straighter. The tree will "straighten" as it grows... I have done this with many different tree species with desired results. Pin Oak is a fast growing member of the red Oak family. Also, if you have deer / rabbits/ Voles, put a chicken wire or cut to size hardware cloth cage round the tree. ~ Gerry...See MoreH.F. Young - how do I prune?
Comments (9)Randy, although you don't have to prune HF Young, you may find in your hotter zone that it will get severely browned out in the middle of the summer regardless of how much water you give it. If this happens, then you can cut it back by at least half, keep it watered and fertilized and you will more than likely get a totally new flush of blooms late in the summer. Last year, with the drought in the southeast, most of my type II clematis, which the President falls into, were severely browned out by the end of the summer. In January, when I prune my clematis, I treated all of my type IIs as IIIs and cut them back almost to the ground. They all came back up and bloomed just wonderfully for me this spring. Clematis don't read books and often do things that defy the rules about pruning that are written about them. Use your common sense and learn to experiment with your clematis and you might be surprised to find how many times you can get your type II clematis to rebloom. I know that Jeanne who lives in Texas and does this can support this idea!...See MoreYoung sycamore tree.. how to prune/trim?
Comments (14)There is absolutely no reason not to plant it now. As to how close to the house should you plant it, that depends on how you want to configure the shade qualities it will eventually produce and on its mature size. Depending on species, most sycamores can get to be very large trees with wide spreading canopies. Typically, you would not want to plant any closer to the structure than half the expected mature canopy spread but calculating shade production may increase that distance. You can check online for formulas to help you with that calculation. There is no need to do any pruning at this point so I'd suggest you read up on structural training for shade trees to know when to begin and how to go about it. This link should be very helpful in that regard. And for clarification, sycamores will develop a decurrent growth habit so focus in on training/pruning methods that address that characteristic....See MoreEmbothrium
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