In April and May my sign customers have learned I don't paint those two months. I trim about 400 trees a week during the summer. I love every minute of it.Huge work to manage I'd say.
They are too close. I've learned better over the years. I get in to trim by mounding the trees in serviceable groups. I designed the channels to flood as my terrain goes downhill. I also fill the channels with mulch in the dry season to preserve hydration. I dig them deeper in the rainy season to drain. It's been fun to design and evolves constantly.These seem to be planted quite close to each other, how do you get in between to work on them? Being that close dont they shade eachother out to some degree? And do you work roots often? Id imagine there's quite the web in there of not. Sorry for the pop quiz, just wondering if I need to keep leaving room to mow between each tree. Seems you have a lot more in a smaller space.
Looking at sub zero about mid week. I'm a bit colder down here in the hills than you.Brrrrrrrrrr.............Looks cold.
Got to get down there to visit you this spring. It's on my "TO DO" listLooking at sub zero about mid week. I'm a bit colder down here in the hills than you.
Not very reliably, I struck about 200 last year and 5 rooted, we will see come spring time if it was a substantial enough among of roots to survive winter.Any idea if these root from cuttings?
When did you take the cuttings? I want to take some too but it seems nobody really knows when to take them. (some say March, other say from softwood, others swear by winter cuttings...)Not very reliably, I struck about 200 last year and 5 rooted, we will see come spring time if it was a substantial enough among of roots to survive winter.
I took them from late winter straight thru mid summer. The ones that made roots were taken early summer after new growth had hardened off. The ones that I took late winter put out spring growth and it held on for quite some time under a humidity dome, I though for sure they had rooted by mid/late summer.... Not a single one produced roots. We'll see how the few that did take do after winter, I'm convinced growing from seed may yield better results. Or if your in the right part of the country they are abundant on road sides and in the woods. I scout them out in the fall when the needles are bright yellow and all the other leaves have dropped from the surrounding trees.When did you take the cuttings? I want to take some too but it seems nobody really knows when to take them. (some say March, other say from softwood, others swear by winter cuttings...)
I've had the same results.I took them from late winter straight thru mid summer. The ones that made roots were taken early summer after new growth had hardened off. The ones that I took late winter put out spring growth and it held on for quite some time under a humidity dome, I though for sure they had rooted by mid/late summer.... Not a single one produced roots. We'll see how the few that did take do after winter, I'm convinced growing from seed may yield better results. Or if your in the right part of the country they are abundant on road sides and in the woods. I scout them out in the fall when the needles are bright yellow and all the other leaves have dropped from the surrounding trees.
Edit @Fonz you are in Belgium, I have no idea about euro larch, better get to some research and expieriments.
I took them from late winter straight thru mid summer. The ones that made roots were taken early summer after new growth had hardened off. The ones that I took late winter put out spring growth and it held on for quite some time under a humidity dome, I though for sure they had rooted by mid/late summer.... Not a single one produced roots. We'll see how the few that did take do after winter, I'm convinced growing from seed may yield better results. Or if your in the right part of the country they are abundant on road sides and in the woods. I scout them out in the fall when the needles are bright yellow and all the other leaves have dropped from the surrounding trees.
Edit @Fonz you are in Belgium, I have no idea about euro larch, better get to some research and expieriments.
Stratification directions hopefully on seed package.Probably 60 days in very slighly moist orchid moss.That is what I am using.I just fill a ziplock bag third full and squeeze the water out till last couple drops and put seeds in and mix up and roll up tight and put in salad crisper of fridge.I'm taking a crack at growing some larch seedlings for the first time this year. I have seed from two sources (hopefully fresh). What method have you guys found effective for growing from seed i.e. growing medium, temperature, lighting, stratification, sowing depth etc.? I was thinking of using a peat based seed starter mix and adding some additional perlite or small pumice to improve the drainage. How long does it typically take for seed to germinate? When do you pot up seedlings or plant in the ground? I appreciate any help you can give me.