Re: norfolk island pine

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As I thought.

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From: "Susan McCoy" <susan@gardenmediagroup.com>
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Subject: Re: [GWL] norfolk island pine

Hey all, according to grower Mike Rimland from Costa Farms, who grows about 
95% of all Norfolk Island Pines in the US, "You cannot make a new plant by 
cutting it. It virtually is impossible to root a cutting. Maybe a air-layer 
but any plant that is that old in a low metabolic state will be hard to 
propagate. We produce them from seeds."

He also recommends not pruning the tree. Instead turn the pot 180 degrees 
and over time it will turn back to the light.

Jo Ellen, he also said, "If it is 20 years old that is amazing. Where is the 
plant located? What city?"

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[g*@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [GWL] norfolk island pine

I would love to hear from anyone here who has actually rooted cuttings from 
Norfolk Island Pines themselves. I have found almost all large conifers, 
except cypress & juniper, to be quite tricky at best to root.
  As for needing a terminal bud to grow a tall tree....I doubt this is 
actually true. If you can root a side branch, yes, it will grow sideways, 
prostate, BUT if you stake it upright, it will after a while self-correct 
and start growing upright on its own. This has been my experience with, for 
example, a great many Podocarpus spp. that I've grown from cuttings.

Tom

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From: "Geri Laufer" <gerilaufer@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 4:35 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] norfolk island pine

#1 suggestion: turn the plant.
if you take a branch cutting the new plant will not grow upright. If your
cutting is from the leader, the new plant will be a duplicate.
What if she could re-use the pot for sentimentality and get a fresh new
tree for it?  Best, Geri Laufer

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp <
hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Twice in the past week I have received questions about Norfolk Island
> pines. We grow these here are an indoor ornamental...frequently decorated
> for Christmas
>
> Question One: the plant is lopsided from the pot never having been turned,
> so it leans quite a bit to one side. Possible solution - snip off the
> longer branches on one side and try to straighten in pot...possibly w/a
> stake.
>
> Question Two: the 20-year-old plant has tremendous sentimental value for
> the owner, but is declining. She want info on taking a root cutting...I'm
> wondering if a cutting from the leader would be better?? On line, a
> Website
> said these are usually grown commercially from seed, but I'm guessing that
> is not an option.
>
> Any thoughts, suggestions???
>
> jems
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