Do you know whether this would trigger flowering for the whole plant?
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If you mean would one scion trigger the rest then no it wouldn't. Also the whole tree would need grafting so that it is homogeneous which AlainK does not want to do. I've grafted apples before and it was 2 years before I was confident enough to separate. I understand Alan's reticence - it would negatively impact the image for multiple seasons.
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Yeah it is what I meant. Whether graftinga flowering scion on would trigger the hormone balance in the tree needed for flowers.
Your problem was/is bad drainage. If the water does not drain out quick enough the tree will decline, rapidly sometimes.It actually suffered a lot last summer. I thought I would have to find a larger pot to make it recover. But the rootball was not so crammed, so I pruned the roots a little, repotted it in the same pot adding a bit of fertilizer, and wired the top.
The kind of "design" I love, with that "Chinese" feel that might just be a rendition of my twisted brains
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PS: it was an apple taken from the forest, then a seedling in a pot, then a root-cutting. It takes about 10-15 years in the wild to have a Malus sylvestris flower, I'm not abandonning hope !
It actually suffered a lot last summer. I thought I would have to find a larger pot to make it recover. But the rootball was not so crammed, so I pruned the roots a little, repotted it in the same pot adding a bit of fertilizer, and wired the top.
The kind of "design" I love, with that "Chinese" feel that might just be a rendition of my twisted brains
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PS: it was an apple taken from the forest, then a seedling in a pot, then a root-cutting. It takes about 10-15 years in the wild to have a Malus sylvestris flower, I'm not abandonning hope !
