Prunus Kojo no Mai wiring

[Betula1]

When is the best time to wire these?

 

[AshleyMammal]

Nice! They can be wired pretty much any time, I've found mine to be a fairly slow grower - so not hugely susceptible to wire bite.

 

[Stormwater]

I've got a prunus i found int a field that looks just like this, except it never flowers. I'm thinking its a choke cherry or other species though. Do anything special to it, to get it flowering?

 

[penumbra]

Nice! They can be wired pretty much any time, I've found mine to be a fairly slow grower - so not hugely susceptible to wire bite.

Relatively slow in pot but grows very fast in ground. I have some I am digging now that went from about 8 inches to 30 inches or so in 3 years.

 

[Betula1]

I've got a prunus i found int a field that looks just like this, except it never flowers. I'm thinking its a choke cherry or other species though. Do anything special to it, to get it flowering?

This is a cultivar of Prunus incisa .It has a naturally twisty habit of growth. Its commonly sold in garden centres here. No special treatment - just slow release fertiliser once a year . I find Prunus Kojo no Mai is slow growing in a pot and its foliage tends to get scorched by strong sun in late summer so I keep in part shade from July till leaf fall.

 

[Sixty’s]

When is the best time to wire these?
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I found that the branches are more flexible once the tree starts pushing new leafs and the end of summer, usually only needs the wire for a few weeks 4-6.
Do not add any extreme bends as that can kill the branch also in my experience

 

[Stormwater]

This is a cultivar of Prunus incisa .It has a naturally twisty habit of growth. Its commonly sold in garden centres here. No special treatment - just slow release fertiliser once a year . I find Prunus Kojo no Mai is slow growing in a pot and its foliage tends to get scorched by strong sun in late summer so I keep in part shade from July till leaf fall.

Thanks.

 

[leatherback]

8 inches to 30 inches or so in 3 years

sure not the trunk diameter!? Height, right?

 

[penumbra]

sure not the trunk diameter!? Height, right?

LOL! I am not growing timber trees. Trunks are probably about 3 to 4 cm.