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Very inspiring Bonhe. Note to self, will be visiting SG Nursery
Thank you Namnhi. It will bloom prior to Tet, but I am sure that I still see its flowers that time!Bonhe,
Looks like they are ready to pop. I have a feeling it will happen before Tet unless the weather is somewhat cooler in the next couple weeks. Very nice tree.
bonhe, post: 411791, member: 2571"
MichaelS gave us his observation. It will not happen at all time. Well, it depends on the time you do it. It is why we call “critical time”. If you remember, floral primordia appear in buds only when a critical number of nodes has formed. By that, if you prune the branch soon enough, you will get vegetative buds. I am very close in marking down this critical time in my area.
After defoliation, Did you get new shoots from where the leaves had been removed earlier?So if I pinch the soft growth, say when I get 3 leaves, are saying that I will not get flower buds forming? I hope so because I don't want flowers really. I am more interested in ramifying the tree. Every year I get tons of flowers but once they are finished, finding vegetative buds is not so easy. It's one step forward and one back mostly.
Defoliating helps to force new buds but a lot of the resulting branches dies back after flowering for me. This year I have removed the first 2 leaves from the first new branches, let them grow long, then prune them and defoliate, then, with the second flush, I also removed the first 2 leaves (when they are quite soft and small) and this second growth is now over 12 inches long and still growing....
yep, as well as other places further up.After defoliation, Did you get new shoots from where the leaves had been removed earlier?
Michael,yep, as well as other places further up.
Adair M, post: 415487, member: 13405"
It is my understanding that if you defoliate, you won't get flowers the following winter. It sounds like you are getting more ramification.
Please let me see the flower. ThanksBut I get plenty flowers, too much in fact! On the first growth and on the second growth.
As I said, it may have to do with the variety. They were grown from seed, but the seed came from heavy flowering ''commercial'' varieties.
I will post a pic or 2 at some point.
You spelled Lovely wrong....
Oh oh!You spelled Lovely wrong....
It is natural! ;-)I love the bud stages almost as much as the flowers. When they have that blush and are so plump.