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22-Mar-2008

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Originally Posted by RedTingle

...These guys are now 145, 170 and 240mm tall...

At this growth rate I'll be looking to trim before long in order to promote reduced inter-nodal spacing. Any tips on trimming this style of Eucalypt growth appreciated, it doesn't present as a pinching candidate but I'm unaware of preferred pruning methods.

Gday Red!

Good to see that your little Tingles are doing so well!

If my calculations are correct, the image of your 170mm Euc is virtually life-sized:

This being the case, I would not be too concerned with the length of your internodes - they look fine up to the 5th or 6th node. Now that the lower nodes are more-or-less set, they should remain viable points from which to grow new leaders/branches, should you choose to perform a trunk chop at any time in the foreseeable future.

For now, my main concern would be to allow the treelings to grow unhindered for a while, taking advantage of their current vigour. Of course, letting them grow wild will more than likely let the new foliage and internodes reach truly massive proportions, but the benefits for the trunk and roots from such growth is paramount at this time. The sooner you can be rid of the 'crutches', the better.

It may seem like a long way off yet, but do you have any particular style in mind for these little trees?

Keep us posted.

Thanks.

Fly.

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22-Mar-2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyBri

Gday Red!

Good to see that your little Tingles are doing so well!

If my calculations are correct, the image of your 170mm Euc is virtually life-sized:

This being the case, I would not be too concerned with the length of your internodes - they look fine up to the 5th or 6th node.

That would be the node where I removed the leaves that were victim to the worst attack. This species throws branch shoots from between the topside of existing leaves and the trunk, I'm hoping that these shoots will survive despite the removal of the leaves. These were the leaves that I tried to 'pinch' but I feel it may be more appropriate to use a sharp implement in the future.

Quote:

Now that the lower nodes are more-or-less set, they should remain viable points from which to grow new leaders/branches, should you choose to perform a trunk chop at any time in the foreseeable future.

For now, my main concern would be to allow the treelings to grow unhindered for a while, taking advantage of their current vigour. Of course, letting them grow wild will more than likely let the new foliage and internodes reach truly massive proportions, but the benefits for the trunk and roots from such growth is paramount at this time. The sooner you can be rid of the 'crutches', the better.

The 'crutches' requirement may also be the result of replanting twice within eight weeks. I was really caught out by the growth expecting the communal pot to be sufficient for at least one year.

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It may seem like a long way off yet, but do you have any particular style in mind for these little trees?

I was thinking of chumono bonsai with bare trunk and a head of dense foliage. Now that more than one has survived I'm entertaining the idea of a group plant in the fashion of the Zelkova serrata forest on page 49 of "The Bonsai Handbook" by Ken Norman.

Any inspirational ideas welcome.

Red.

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