• Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
Well the time had come to separate the trees. However not all the grafts did very well. The problem I encountered is the different rates of growth between the two trees. To illustrate take a look at these tow photos. Notice where the thread grafts exit the tree. Notice the build up of excess cambium. The crape myrtle was growing so fast that it started to form around the new branch. I don’t know if these grafts will take or not. Some look better than others. However in the spring we will know, and I’ll be sure to posts the results.
One good thing that I must point out is the increased thickness of the upper truck of the crape myrtle. It is amazing how much it increased in just a sort time. Dec 2004
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• Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
Wow, talk about neglect! This poor tree certainly needed some attention. Dec 2004
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• Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
This tree is now just about 2 months away from being repotted and cleaned up a bit. The branches are too long and starting to curl up at the ends. I will try to get this into a substantially smaller pot and go for a more finished look. December 2004
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• Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
In this picture you can see two very small yellow flowers in the center of the foliage. In the Fall these tree flower, however they should be pulled off as soon as they show because it causes the tree to die back a bit.
In the spring of 2004 I removed about 75% of the branches to grow clippings. This left a very curvy truck that has grown to about 1 1/2″ in such a short period of time. However the tree put out new shoots almost immediately and is back to its bushy self. I’m not certain when I will turn this into a Bonsai, but it is promising to be something very special. (December 2004)
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