project taxus

[defra]

I dont know why but i see something like this in it in the far future tough lol

 

[leatherback]

I am worried. Very worried. That you may have just killed the poor thing. But do please proove me wrong. I just have bad experiences with big yews & impatience..

 

[defra]

Well see, i do hope to prove youre wrong otherwise its a lesson learned the hard way

Its showing some new growth past days but that was already there i guess
and i mist the thing at least 3 times a day

 

[defra]

I did a virt wich i will continue to do some to go trough al sort of styling options

I will keep them updated in another thread :

https://bonsainut.com/threads/first-try-on-virt.26997/

 

[defra]

For what its worth one month after repotting a few brown needles like 20 trough out the tree

But new buds showing signs of life

 

[leatherback]

 

[CWTurner]

Taxus project update on Tax Us day.
CW

 

[Dalmat]

For what its worth one month

Don't be discouraged I had wait a year and couple months after repot for this shy new growth. It is a conifer after all.
It was in bad conditions in that nursery mud, too.

 

[Cattwooduk]

Is it too late now for me to do some hard cuts and shaping on the taxus I bought a while back and keep forgetting I have? Not going to be repotted probably, just cut and shaped a bit, take it's head off... Weather is starting to warm here and I've finished doing what little I can on my other stuff but it's all deciduous.

 

[defra]

@leatherback carefully i prove your wrong lol its growing maybe not as vigorous as a healthy taxus but good enough after my abuse

 

[leatherback]

@leatherback carefully i prove your wrong lol its growing maybe not as vigorous as a healthy taxus but good enough after my abuse

GREAT news!
Interesting to see this pull through, and seemingly, easily. Maybe it is the timing. I have had bad results with big yews pullew from gardens, but most of those were 'summer garden rescues' rather than pre-potted springtime transplants. Good to know this worked. thx

 

[Tentakelaertje]

timing

I understood taxus sprouts new roots only twice a year: in our climate around April and September. It does elongate existing roots and pushes existing white tips, but most of the new white tip pushing happens during those two months.
Which means of you do rootwork in those periods your chances of survival and thriving plants are vastly improved.
So timing is important yeah!

 

[defra]

September yeah the taxus i have grew even harder at the end of the season last year so that should be why then lol

 

[mcpesq817]

@leatherback carefully i prove your wrong lol its growing maybe not as vigorous as a healthy taxus but good enough after my abuse

All good signs for now, but in my experience, yews collected with heavy chops and root work will look good for the first year or even two throwing out new growth and lots of fine feeder roots. I think they push all that growth from stored energy, and once depleted, they can just give up. I think the guys in Europe have had similar experiences, as they caution not doing much with the tree for two or three years if I remember correctly. So, let the tree rest for a couple of years and get strong again before doing any more major work.

 

[defra]

All good signs for now, but in my experience, yews collected with heavy chops and root work will look good for the first year or even two throwing out new growth and lots of fine feeder roots. I think they push all that growth from stored energy, and once depleted, they can just give up. I think the guys in Europe have had similar experiences, as they caution not doing much with the tree for two or three years if I remember correctly. So, let the tree rest for a couple of years and get strong again before doing any more major work.

I do agree on the fact it needs two full years to recover from this
But it was in bad shape when i got the tree and i dont think it did had allot stored energy left tbh
Thats the reason why i believe it will pull trough

Maybe the aftercare is important to
I misted the tree allot after the repot and fed with a fertilizer with added rhizzamax wich is said to be good for the root growth
And as discussed above the timeing of the repot probably plays a big part

Still i understand its just a waiting game to see if it will thrive again or die out on me

 

[leatherback]

Yep. 2 years minimum. What I understood from a yamadori collector in the UK, is that he only considers a collect succesfull if he gets a about a foot of growth in a season. Untill that point, he generally gives it rest.

If I remember correctly, yews have a sort of 3 year cycle: rest - roots - foliage - repeat

 

[defra]

This one still green !
It wil be left to grow freeley this season and if needed also the next
I want the thing to pop some buds down low on the trunk but health comes first
Last year i didnt fertilize much because of the repot this year i will feed it well
Pics are from today!

 

[Tentakelaertje]

At last and at least it's sprouting, congratz! Let's hope it survives!

 

[leatherback]

That is a really good sign, getting these buds to pop. It is on its way up. Excellent!

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

backbudding should start in september. Feed, feed, feed ... (back off in heat of summer)