branches snap back into place
They'll snap off before they snap back into place!
I lot can be accomplished with guywires, especially where you can utilize a thorn to tie to, it can be left forever.
Breadties and diligence.
I have found that many trees set far quicker than many of us believe and advise.
Gonna have to talk about your climate again!
I agree.
Which leads me to this conclusion that not many people are actually growing healthy trees.
But also, when you wire means a lot IMO.
I believe fall is the only time you're actually getting any setting, on something that's not brand new, and tropical...lol! But anyway...
If someone wires in spring, well, they set themselves up for a poor growth season if wiring "appropriately", so the first fall doesn't set anything, then if they don't keep the wire on thru next fall it springs back, but leave it in through next fall and it may set, but it then can be left on until just before the next fall pretty safely...
And you have people believing it takes...Nohem.
Spring 2018 - Fall 2020
That's like 2 1/2 years!
If we wire a really really healthy tree without skinning it to wire, it can set in 2 months between August and October. Nohem.
All because of how we're approaching it, how much we're paying attention.
What kind of tree...etc....sure...
But the important part is we don't let it be 3-4years. Minimizing the time is good IMO, if only because we will remember easier to take the wore off in a shorter period.
You know what else matters? How Nancy you are with the branch. Forgive me Nancy!
You have to know the tree you're working with too. Hence, killing trees to know what they do.
If you can take each tree to it's limit, which coincidentally, you can if it's healthy, you can set them the fastest as each possibly can be set.
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