RickMartin
Omono
As the title implies.. I dont see how anyone could hate this tree. It looks like you also are getting tour needle length down some..great job on this tree.
Rick
Rick
but my dog passed away
Aww man. It SUCKS to lose friends, especially when it's the best ones. My condoleances. What was your dog his/her name?
pharaoh - he was a great dane mix
pharaoh - he was a great dane mix
Great name!
He looks like a pharaoh!
It sucks that you had to spend all that time mummifying him....
You did mummify him right?
And now you got a giant ass pyramid in your backyard!
Hope you're smiling!
Sorry for your loss!
Sorce
Great work so far. I look forward to seeing progression in the next few years. Is the lowest branch above or below the graft? I cannot tell.
Cool breed
Nice name too. He sure was a giga!
I hate to admit this but i guess i'm still a newb because i was trying to find somewhere that told me how to identify when conifers are hardening off. Unless my google skills are lacking it's hard finding that info. I just assumed it was the needle color getting a little darker and the buds showing up. I need to know that for collecting this summer.Wait till the candles have hardened off before you do any work else you set the energy for the tree in a deficit for the year. You should be able to tell this by when the needle sheath starts to shed.
I hate to admit this but i guess i'm still a newb because i was trying to find somewhere that told me how to identify when conifers are hardening off. Unless my google skills are lacking it's hard finding that info. I just assumed it was the needle color getting a little darker and the buds showing up. I need to know that for collecting this summer.
Also i have been pinching off to two buds on EWP in spring for the most part except the lower branches i want to get strong...i kinda let those go free. You say the tree doesn't have the vigor, but it also back buds less if you don't pinch them off right? Or do i have it wrong?
Ok, thanks....i will try that next year....I already pinched off in spring to 2 or 3 candles, per what i read...go figure.
This is mine. It was brought back to me by a friend of mine that went on vacation. It will not be staying in Texas..its to hot for it here, but it has short internodes and fairly short needles.
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Sorry to hijack your thread Giga. I am going to play with this one when I go visit my dad.
Rick