MrFancyPlants
Omono
I guess it depends on the definition of flush, since I wasn't pinching, but I was also surprised (and relieved) when the extended growth formed new buds which also have extended, and continue to do so. I agree with your "ripen a little bit at a time" description of the growth. After I collected last spring, that years growth was just starting. The new growth shriveled of not long after collection, so I kept it out of the full sun until this spring.
Was your Hemlock collected or nursery material? You mention a spiral growth of the needles around the stem, which makes me think you have a variety of some sort, unless that habit gradually occurred after some years living in a pot.
How often do you repot yours? Do you think I would be safe in repotting next spring or should I wait a third year before approaching the roots?
I apologize for all of the questions, but there is not much institutional knowledge of the Eastern Hemlock and it's bonsai cultivation. And, you really do have a wonderful specimen attesting to your proper care for the tree.
Thanks again,
David
Was your Hemlock collected or nursery material? You mention a spiral growth of the needles around the stem, which makes me think you have a variety of some sort, unless that habit gradually occurred after some years living in a pot.
How often do you repot yours? Do you think I would be safe in repotting next spring or should I wait a third year before approaching the roots?
I apologize for all of the questions, but there is not much institutional knowledge of the Eastern Hemlock and it's bonsai cultivation. And, you really do have a wonderful specimen attesting to your proper care for the tree.
Thanks again,
David