Re: OT...Re: Topping trees for shaping
- Subject: Re: OT...Re: Topping trees for shaping
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 04:31:48 -0400
Claire, never thought of split PVC pipe...what a good idea! It won't
rot!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: ECPep@aol.com
>
> The splint idea is a good and common one. Here the leaders of many
conifers
> are destroyed by various types of budworms and you do not see the
damage
> until much later in the season. The result is a big funny looking
bush,not a
> tree. The cure is a splint to a new leader and the splint can stay
for
> several years. Split PVC pipe is lightweight and can do the trick.
With the
> conifers, not one white pine in my area with a straight trunk
anymore, you
> must then remember to get out there in late April and spray the new
leader
> until the trunk is strong and the bud tips can withstand the
damage.
>
> In short, splinting is a good thing to make a tree leader go
straight up for
> a few years. Marge is right. If it wobbles around with the splint,
use three
> tie supports for a year or two. All is worth saving an expensive
tree or a
> tree with some time invested.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
>
>
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