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If you’re anywhere near clermont ga, plant city bonsai is the best nursery in ga.

Nope. I lost a Korean hornbeam and a trident this spring. A crabapple and Japanese maple chop by the same method were successful. To the best of my knowledge, I chopped all when the buds started to swell. I’ll be following dav4 s advice provided earlier in this thread in the future.

Not sure, and I don’t have any contact info. Sorry Ridley

I lost 2 tridents and a korean hornbeam that were growing in the ground. I chopped them when buds were breaking. All grew new buds but they all shrivelled and died.

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I’ve been at this for 5 years, and I finally have a tree for this thread. crape myrtle started from 3 gallon nursery plant 5 years ago. Spent about 3 years in the ground and moved to an Anderson flat last spring.

This tree is coming along. ive lost several new branches because they grow very fast an long, then a heavy raim storm will be enough to knock a branch off.

Is it possible to reprimand the search engine if it doesn’t answer questions to your satisfaction?

and trees that already have names.

Oh hell yes. I just talked myself out of getting one of those and now I can talk myself back into it.

Is a rotary saw the best tool to remove the central leader from this tree? This picture is old, and the tree is covered in growth now, so I need to remove the trunk without disturbing the remaining branches.

The ring of dead grass around the mulch rings looks like the effects of roundup

Anybody have design advice for this tree? I’m trying to avoid the pine tree look here, but that’s all I’m capable of visualizing. I appreciate @Shibuis suggestion, and That may be the way to go. just looking for some different opinions.

Thanks Dave, that makes sense to me.

I just went to go check on my stumps, and this guy was burrowing into the side of the Trident maple, what is it?

Thanks Leo. I did seal it. Will keep my fingers crossed.

Good question. That is a possibility, as I didn’t look very closely before chopping.

I chopped a trident maple growing in the ground several weeks ago. I did it when buds were swelling. New buds began to form but they turned brown. I think my timing was fine, I followed the same protocol and had no issues with a Korean hornbeam, Japanese maple and crabapple. could it be...

Thanks Jim, that’s the one

There was a thread here a few months ago that discussed hardening off and pruning. I can’t find it, and was hoping someone could polar a link or remind me what the title of the thread was Thanks Ridley

I’ve attached a picture of a cut on my pomegranate. I made the initial cut last year, and cut off the remaining dead stump a few weeks ago. I was unable to remove all of the dead wood with my concave cutter. Would a knob cutter be used to continue removing the dead wood?

Thank you both! Ridley

What’s a good aluminum wire gauge for making those bendy t shape things to hold the mesh squares down and tying trees down? thanks Ridley

This fellows leaves are limp. Is this normal after collection? It’s been raining like crazy so I doubt it’s lack of water

Are yours in full sun?