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Old 7-Feb-2006   #3
fredtruck
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Join Date: Nov-2001
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In May of 2005, I repotted the clump. I used a slightly smaller pot, and removed portions of the original “clump stump” that had put out no shoots, leaving portions I thought still viable. I washed off all the remaining yard soil and was pleased to see many fine feeder roots had developed.

In the very late fall of 2005, I removed more portions of the clump stump that weren’t producing, and I also removed a couple that were, because the shoots were all wrong. I made a few tweaks to my basic design.

Because I had reduced the size of the clump stump from 18” to about 10”, the pot now seems a bit small, although the tree will grow a lot very quickly. I am not sure but what a smaller pot might be necessary.

The first picture shows the repot in May of 2005.

The second picture shows the quince as it is now, in a very cut-back form.

The first flower buds are visible now.
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