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It's looking amazing, Scott!
It's looking amazing, Scott!
So the big tree is 3 Shiners tall, and the smaller tree is 2? That’s a good ratio 3:2.Update on #2, the crowd sourced favorite. Fall was today. Next step is cutback. I’ll do that in early spring before the buds start moving.
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I really like working with these trees so far. That are really easy to work with and develop very quickly.
Scott
So the big tree is 3 Shiners tall, and the smaller tree is 2? That’s a good ratio 3:2.
Of course Texas Shiners would be bigger!Might be a little watered down too - could be that we should only use Texan Shiners for measurements.
S
Here’s a side-by-side for #2, Jan 2016 - November 2017.
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Both #4 and #2 have turned out well, but of the two, I still like this one better. It was also the crowd sourced favorite. I edited out the smallest trunk - it was originally a three trunk clump.
Scott
That snow accumulation is higher than the current temp here....hilarious ?That’s probably the best way. The storm was really brutal here in Houston. Kind of touch and go for a little while, but we pulled through.
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Might get a t shirt made.
S
That snow accumulation is higher than the current temp here....hilarious ?
Haha I’m jealous of your weather this time of year....a little bit less jealous mid summer. Great thread (as always) Scott!It was totally brutal. Entire city was shut down for several days. Except for the liquor stores of course - can’t have a bunch of Texans locked in their houses with no access to Shiner. That would be courting disaster! LOL.
S
Hi Scott,
I am trying to understand why you left the main trunk so long, started developing the tree, then seemed to chop 3-4 inches off the top now.
I far prefer the shorter more compact version, just confused why you didn’t chop it to this shortened height, and build the apex straight away?
Thanks for the great learning threads you write. Helps me understand what to do when I finally have a trunk worth developing.
Charles