satsuki 'Ai No Hikari'

Dav4

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This is an imported satsuki I picked up 2 winters ago. It had been recently bare rooted so last year, it was only fed and watered. This spring I removed approximately 50% of the foliage and wired out the main branches. After flowering, I'll work on the smaller branching. Enjoy.

Dave
 

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Bill S

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Dave is it from NEBGs, I have one (not as sbstantial) probably around the same time too. Last year I had 5 distinct color differances, supposedly with these less color variety is better, but I'm not sure I'd agree to that. But that is a nice sat. to play with.
 

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Bill, yes, it is from NEBG (almost all my nice trees are from there). Are trees must have come through customs together. You can't tell from the pic but there are atleast 3-4 different colored flowers on the tree right now...pretty cool.

Dave
 

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@Dav4 , do you still have this one? Maybe another thread for it?
I wish... this one went belly up probably 6-7 years ago. I came to GA with 5 imported Satsuki, thinking they would thrive here. Within 4 years of arriving, I lost 3 to what I'm assuming was a root pathogen as branches died from the base up into the canopy, then lost a 4th in a similar way 2 years ago. The fifth one is planted in my yard as a last ditch effort to save it and the drought hasn't done it any favors, unfortunately.
 
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