Thats not a flower bud, I dont know what that is. Thanks btw!Is this how the flowers start?View attachment 114411
Oh its alive, it wasn't looking great because the foliage had gotten too far away from the trunk.@JoeR , did the parent tree survive? You said it wasn't looking great. Loved that pot you put it in.
Oh its alive, it wasn't looking great because the foliage had gotten too far away from the trunk.
In fact, in 2017 I cut every branch back to 2 leaves. The tree responded well. Now however, the foliage was so far out that even if I cut back to the first set of leaves it would still be too far.
Before:
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I noticed I was getting backbuds on old wood thanks to the excessive rain we have been getting here in NC.
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And now hold on to your socks-
Today I decided it was ready for a haircut. I took over 40 more cuttings from it today. I'm fairly confident it will respond well to this.
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And now, we wait.
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Easiest species for cuttings. They throw aerial roots and root within a couple weeks usually. I dont use rooting hormone, never tried it on them, just perlite and place in shade and high humidity.Please post updates! I'm curious of your technique with the cuttings as well.
Do you use only hardwood cuttings? I trimmed up a couple of mine last weekend, but had only thin, green trimmings. I stuck them in a mix of perlite and pumice and a plastic bag over them. Not sure it they'll make it, but they are alive so far.Easiest species for cuttings. They throw aerial roots and root within a couple weeks usually. I dont use rooting hormone, never tried it on them, just perlite and place in shade and high humidity.
Hard to really say if this tree even forms any "hardwood" at all lol... almost spongy.Do you use only hardwood cuttings? I trimmed up a couple of mine last weekend, but had only thin, green trimmings. I stuck them in a mix of perlite and pumice and a plastic bag over them. Not sure it they'll make it, but they are alive so far.