FORCING a hawthorne . . .

[jk_lewis]

. . . to do what it most assuredly does NOT want to do -- weep.

I am a true advocate of allowing a tree to tell me what IT wants to do, but this on told me it just wanted to be a boring straight arrow growing at a slant. And . . . at the time I was thinking about weeping trees, so . . .

I'm not sure who is gonna win this battle (but it is unlikely to be me).

And before someone asks, it hasn't bloomed for me yet (but neither has the yard tree I got at the same time (about 2006).

 

[Bunjeh]

Inspiring. I have several collected haws that are just trunks right now with a bunch of backbuds. This photo gives me something to shoot towards.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I actually like it Jim! Though...I'm a sucker for weeping trees.

 

[Cypress187]

I like it also, maybe it's even better when it is more cascade-style weeping (tilt it the other way).

 

[milehigh_7]

It's like your kid comes to you and says he wants to join the circus... Well that may be what he wants to become but you can apply as much wire as you need to change his mind. ;-)

 

[sorce]

I see this working out nice.

Sorce

 

[Vin]

Feels like it wants to be windswept to me. But it looks great as a weeper as well.

 

[Random Usr]

. . . to do what it most assuredly does NOT want to do -- weep.

I am a true advocate of allowing a tree to tell me what IT wants to do, but this on told me it just wanted to be a boring straight arrow growing at a slant. And . . . at the time I was thinking about weeping trees, so . . .

I'm not sure who is gonna win this battle (but it is unlikely to be me).

And before someone asks, it hasn't bloomed for me yet (but neither has the yard tree I got at the same time (about 2006).

It should be possible to succeed, however I'd wire the branches for the curves but use guy wires to achieve the “weep”. And as far as getting it to bloom ,……. you might have “to force” that too. Force it into maturity by a restrictive pot, without replanting for a few years. Mine develops more and more blooms every year. I haven't re-potted it since I first collected it (as yamadori) 3 years ago. When you re-pot it there is always a big chance that it will go back into the juvenile stage and sprout no blossoms at all … until it becomes pot bound again.



FIRST year – none.


LAST year:




THIS year:

 

[Cadillactaste]

Very nice @Nebari ! Are they as fragrant as they are lovely?

 

[Random Usr]

Very nice @Nebari ! Are they as fragrant as they are lovely?

Yes, they are fragrant! Sorry about the double posting. During the first try my computer blacked out and when it came back on the first post was gone. I'll try to remove one.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Whatever it may become it looks very good right now