Radler 'Highwire Flyer' anyone?
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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
5 years agoPatty W. zone 5a Illinois
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Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
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Ang NC_7B
2 years agoI know this post is very old, but I have two highwire flyers growing on a picket fence and they are total rockstars (zone 7b in central NC). Extremely healthy and are bloom factories! I have had them less than a year and they have already branched out around 5-6 ft. Pruned them back quite a bit last month before they left dormancy and they already have dozens of buds!
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