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Spoonman,

Thanks for the response. Is there a chance you have any pictures of them? From what I saw this year; it should backbud OK like Matt said. Also, how do you deal with the canes. After it grows out from the chops this spring; probably at least 2 years, I was planning to prune them to the first or second bud to induce some ramification. Any experience with that? Some of the info I've been able to Google says the roots aren't very tolerant of beening pruned, whatever that means. I'm assuming that as long as it's treated like a tropical, it will behave like a tropical. Anything you know about this one will be appreciated.

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20-Dec-2004	#9
Skipsan bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Feb-2004 Location: Winston Salem, NC Country: USA USDA Zone: 7-8 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 72	Spoonman, Thanks for the response. Is there a chance you have any pictures of them? From what I saw this year; it should backbud OK like Matt said. Also, how do you deal with the canes. After it grows out from the chops this spring; probably at least 2 years, I was planning to prune them to the first or second bud to induce some ramification. Any experience with that? Some of the info I've been able to Google says the roots aren't very tolerant of beening pruned, whatever that means. I'm assuming that as long as it's treated like a tropical, it will behave like a tropical. Anything you know about this one will be appreciated. Skip