Re: [IBC] increased leaf size

Craig Cowing

Iris Cohen wrote:

> << I was sure it wasn't but I think its basically down to watering and my lack
> of it. >>
> << But now that its grown back the leaf size has increased >>
>
> As long as it's alive, don't worry. At your latitude, remember that even though
> it is still warm, you have several hours less of daylight now than you did in
> June. Also, new growth will tend to have larger leaves than older mature
> growth. As the tree stabilizes, the leaf size will tend to get smaller. Don't
> try to reduce leaf size now until the tree is healthy.
> Iris,
> Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
> "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
> train."
> Robert Lowell (1917-1977)
>

I know this has been covered before, but the whole thing of leaf size is good to
bring up again. At first I was concerned about reducing the size of leaves, then
realized that while a tree is in development it is good to have larger leaves to
help in growth. With my deciduous trees in training, mostly collected, I fertilize
the living devil out of them and they respond with large leaves. I'm not a
scientist, but it would seem as though larger leaves would mean more photosynthesis
which hopefully would translate into more growth. Has anyone actually studied
this?

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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