Pyracantha/Firethorn #3

[BobbyLane]

i agree that watering later in day can attract fungal problems, because the water doesnt dry off as quick. if watering later in day i would just try to wet the soil and not the entire tree. in the morning a full soak is better.

 

[Cadillactaste]

You can kinda see the fuzziness on the leaves.
This first pic I rubbed off the first half of the leaf.

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Could so easily be mistaken for dust or sawdust or just maybe even calcium build up.




I water when I can. I do it daily but sometimes I'm not home till late.
Id prefer not to think what you say is true or else it would ruin my life

Just be proactive on fungal treatment... For those late night waterings.

 

[ConorDash]

Well, I’ve always watered when home from work, no matter how late it is. I believe in rotation of fungicide and pest anyway, from spring till autumn. Better than not watering at all! Then they’d be dead lol.

 

[ConorDash]

Still growing and sending out fresh green.
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In terms of the mold, I believe it looks better but looking today still definitely there. So I used some neem oil. God it stinks, and had to really keep shaking the bottle, dilute the oil much more than originally thought.. but will see if that help.

 

[ConorDash]

Longer branches wired and left to grow a bit but won't be long till cut, it is a good strong grower. Lovely looking new leaves.

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[ConorDash]

Nothing exciting going on here, just some before and after pruning.. One day I should probably spend more time on the tree. Next year Ill be repoting, hoping to sort some of the ugliness in the nebari and keep the good ugliness.

Branches are coming along well, some needed thickening, all cut back now, its just ramification needed.

Before:
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After:
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Needs potting deeper in the substrate, for my liking.

 

[ConorDash]

Nothing exciting, just posting for record.. In all honesty, not an overly exciting tree. Not as exciting as when I first saw it anyway. I have had a little thought today about planting it at an angle.. like 45 degree angle.. It won't be now as I want to keep the nice pot it is in, just plant it deeper but ill maybe rotate the pot and see. Anyway, for now, structure and moving in to ramification. It'll be a nice little tree, pleasant to look at and the berries will be a bonus.

It was simply hard pruned back to promote back budding and ramification. Most or all were cut back to 2 buds. As hard was I wanted to go, the tree should be bullet proof.

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[TomB]

Conor, that's looking really good. Put it in a good pot, build the ramification, and it's maybe 2 years away from being something you happily could put in a local show.
I'm looking for a shohin pyracantha at the moment, and if I saw that for sale I might well snap it up.

 

[ConorDash]

Conor, that's looking really good. Put it in a good pot, build the ramification, and it's maybe 2 years away from being something you happily could put in a local show.
I'm looking for a shohin pyracantha at the moment, and if I saw that for sale I might well snap it up.

What you trying to say about my pot Tom! . I'll have you know this pot was handed down by BobbyLane, and is many 1000s of days old. Antique (in days)!

Thanks for the reply, always enjoy hearing your comments. Glad you think it has good potential.
I plan to pot it a bit deeper in to this existing pot for now, as its a good size and I can work on ramifying roots more, then I can slip pot in to something nicer, when found.
The pruning was done on 7th Feb, this picture was taken yesterday. I always enjoy seeing how full of energy the species is, the back budding is easy.

 

[ConorDash]

This is why I tend to let my trees grow out a bit more than others might do, or take more time to be certain about the vigor or health of the tree. I want to be confident in the reaction. This is an easy species, to be fair, strong growing and good in my climate but I want to reach the stage where I can be confident like that with any species I work on. Now I have the luxury problem of removing some buds to help re-direct energy to where I want it. I only cut 3 branches on this one branch, on the left.

 

[ConorDash]

More profuse back budding, will remove a lot of buds tomorrow, that are not needed. Redirect energy to those that are.
Gives me an excellent opportunity to have some inner branching and add further character to the tree, along with ramification.
I don't really have a personal fav front yet. Trunk and branching tell one story, but the linear nebari tell another.


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