Highbush Blueberry yamadori

[Darth Masiah]

I'm going to get some wire on these guys this winter, damnit

this winter will be 2 years without doing much to this one since collection


almost one year old


this 3 year old cutting is looking good


mamma Pearl's son Big Fluff is pretty striking at 4 or so months old he's so happy, too, not like his total bitch mom

 

[Carol 83]

mamma Pearl's son Big Fluff is pretty striking at 4 or so months old he's so happy, too, not like his total bitch mom

His eyes are beautiful.

 

[ShadyStump]

mamma Pearl's son Big Fluff is pretty striking at 4 or so months old he's so happy, too, not like his total bitch mom

I used to have a cat that looked allot like that; flame point Siamese. His name was Rosco. Died a couple years ago at 10 years old. He'd been through allot for a cat.

How is the fruit on that big one this year?

 

[Darth Masiah]

How is the fruit on that big one this year?

rip Rosco.
i saw a lot of the flowers were pollinated and started growing berries, but barely any of them lasted on the tree till they were ripe

 

[Carol 83]

Died a couple years ago at 10 years old. He'd been through allot for a cat.

That's how old Ms Kitty was when we had to put her down. I thought that was young for a cat but the vet said that's usually the time things start going wrong with them.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Darth Masiah]

wired a little movement into the future primaries. when i repot next year ill get a better picture of which branches i want to keep and possible angles for the front.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

That's a thick trunk for a blueberry. Nice

 

[Darth Masiah]

hacked on the big girl a little bit.

 

[Gabler]

How fast does blueberry wood rot?

 

[Darth Masiah]

How fast does blueberry wood rot?

not sure yet, but I'm going to find out. in the woods it doesn't seem to rot very fast.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Maybe think about scorching the fresh deadwood with a torch. Protect the live wood with wet cloth and aluminum foil.

Just a thought. You could go lighter, with lime sulfur.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

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On the farm we'd see buds like these and sing, " money, money, money."

Those are definitely flower buds or future blueberries if fruit is the goal. You are doing something right.

 

[Darth Masiah]

hanging out in the woods behind my job, picking through pine needles with an aluminum chopstick.
the fifth one i checked looked like it could be an interesting clump, multi trunk thing.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[HorseloverFat]

Whoah!!! Are those flowers and leaves really reducing?... Or is it just me?

 

[Darth Masiah]

Whoah!!! Are those flowers and leaves really reducing?... Or is it just me?

look about the same to me

 

[ChefB]

Is it safe to repot blueberries in the spring while the tree is setting fruit?

 

[Darth Masiah]

Is it safe to repot blueberries in the spring while the tree is setting fruit?

not sure. so far I've only messed with the roots while dormant when collecting. i figured the optimal repotting time would be right when you see buds starting to swell.