Re: Busy weekend

Poodle trees are all the rage, Donna.
Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Busy weekend


> Oops... sorry, read my other message about all the messages.
>
> I also hate pruning... I never do it right and usually end up with more of
a
> mess than when I started. Never did get to that plum tree last year and
now
> it is... well, not sure what but something!
>
> I also have my newer trees to decide what to do with too. ( my excuse was
I
> just planted late in the year and wanted to give them a year to settle
> first). Well... when I bought them they looked ok-- but for what ever
> reason, the middle branches didn't come back last year... so, if you can
> imagine, I have some lower branches (which need to come off soon) then a
big
> space, then top branches. Well first thought was, ok, get rid of the
bottom
> and it will be fine growing from the top... but looking at these trees,
(got
> two like this) the trunk is just not going to look good as it isn't really
> straight till the branches at the top...
>
> What to do? Suggestions?
>
> Donna
> Ps- good luck with the cat-
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > You guys were sure busy on the keyboards over the weekend, I had over
150
> > messages waiting this morning. Our weather was gorgeous but I only got
out
> > in the garden one day. I did get the fruit trees pruned finally, they
> > didn't
> > get it last year. I hate pruning - I am so fretful about doing it
"wrong"
> > that I end up frozen, unable to decide where to cut. But I gritted my
> > teeth,
> > read my pruning book and then just cut away.
>
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