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Originally Posted by tachigi
Hi Hackberry, I have to disagree. Virginia Pine back bud like mad if healthy, almost to a fault. See my Pinus virginianus below and I just pinched a ton of buds off of it.
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Looks like I stand corrected. 'Make statements based on limited anecdotes at your own peril.'
Nice tree, Tachigi.
Bwaynef:
As far as getting the bends, have you considered using branchbenders?
Also, I saw a guy at our show bend some taxus branches (no easy feat) with industrial, bundled copper wire that he had purchased from a salvage yard. It seemed to work. I also heard that if you let your tree dry a little, the branches are less turgid and bend more readily. Don't know if that is the case with conifers, but makes sense.