Ron's tree surviving O.K.

Costs are rising and times are tough.
Please consider a donation to keep this
place going.

Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.

You are logged in as Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >>Discussions >>General >>

Page: [1]

Message

<< Newer Topic Older Topic >>

britguy

Posts: 712
Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

Ron's tree surviving O.K.

Was down at the farm yesterday, cutting budsticks for Spring grafting.

Ron's tree looks fine. No signs of any winter damage, so far. The wind blew the St. Andrews Cross flag away, but I'll add another in the Spring.

Images are resized automatically to a maximum width of 800px

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Fruit farmer, Ontario, Canada

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2013 13:52:22

rombsix

Posts: 7813
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

Olé!

_____________________________

Ramzi

http://www.youtube.com/rombsix

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2013 13:54:19

Elie

Posts: 1837
Joined: Apr. 10 2010

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

you're a great person !

_____________________________

http://www.youtube.com/user/GuitarristaAD

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2013 13:57:13

gerundino63

Posts: 1743
Joined: Jul. 11 2003
From: The Netherlands

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

Cool!

In Holland you see not many Saint Andres cross flags, but if i see one Ron always pops in my mind...

Very nice inititiave of you britguy!

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2013 14:09:52

Doitsujin

Posts: 5078
Joined: Apr. 10 2005

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

*like

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2013 18:42:32

Mark2

Posts: 1872
Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

Long live the memory of RonM!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2013 23:54:33

Guest

[Deleted] (in reply to britguy)

[Deleted by Admins]

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 20 2013 1:23:21

Escribano

Posts: 6415
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

Rest in Peace, Ron and thanks for this memorial Arthur. We will fly the flag again on his sad anniversary.

_____________________________

Foro Flamenco founder and Admin

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 20 2013 9:27:47

Ricardo

Posts: 14819
Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to Escribano)

Don't know why it just hit me but the streets in my neighborhood here are very scottish...St. Andrews, Prestwick, Mcduff, Durness...that's how you get to my house.

_____________________________

CD's and transcriptions available here:
www.ricardomarlow.com

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 20 2013 13:29:20

britguy

Posts: 712
Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to Ricardo)

quote:

the streets in my neighborhood here are very scottish

Those Scots are so prolific. You seem to find them everywhere. I met several of them in Madrid in the late fifties. . .

Och Aye - awa th' noo. . .

(Let's see you translate that, Doit?)

Images are resized automatically to a maximum width of 800px

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Fruit farmer, Ontario, Canada

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 20 2013 14:03:50

RTC

Posts: 667
Joined: Aug. 20 2008
From: DFW Area, Texas

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to rombsix)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 21 2013 2:07:44

Ruphus

Posts: 3782
Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

He would appreciate it and he deserves it.

Thinking of him strikes first of all with the fact that there was nothing capable of switching his focus to good ways ahead.
A significant indicator for our meagre times.
-

Looks as if you cut the tree for enhancing the coming density ( if I can say so).
Apparently including the crown; so that it may split / become two, I suppose.

Over here they do the opposite way ( which looks like BS to me, but I am no expert. - Only got too much when once some guy took the scissor and crippled two of my small trees to no recognition ).
Here they radically remove all lower branches, leaving merely the crown. That way much of trees look like on stems.

Their theory being that lower branches would not contribute but merely consume of the trees energy.

Curious to hear what an expert like you has to say; not intending to distract from Ron in the same time.

Ruphus

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 21 2013 9:53:34

britguy

Posts: 712
Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to Ruphus)

quote:

Curious to hear what an expert like you has to say

There are many theories and techniques for pruning fruit trees. Depends largely on the rootstock and what size/style of tree you want to end up with; i.e. tall and willowy; short and bushy, etc.

For Asian Pears ( like Ron's tree) my preference is to grow the tree with an open centre, to encourage ripening, also easier to pick the fruit. But I do have a few using the 'modified central leader' style.

Sometimes the tree will dictate itself how it wants to grow, and in that case its probaly best to just leave it.

Not sure where you are, so can not comment on your "over here" point.

Rather complicated subject. Too much to get into here.

Google "pruning fruit trees" if you'd liker more information.

_____________________________

Fruit farmer, Ontario, Canada

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 21 2013 13:44:52

Ruphus

Posts: 3782
Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to britguy)

Thanks for the little introduction!

Ruphus

PS:

By dependence on roots, I suppose you mean how the roots may have developed due to soil? ( More water containing = rather spread roots, more dry soils = rather deep roots?)

If that´s how things are then the local way might be just right, for the soil here is incredibly permeable.
Thus, roots should be tending of growing rather vertically / in consequence giving sense to the widely applied "stem" cut ... ( Deep roots / tall stem )

Always glad to learn something.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 21 2013 14:19:05

britguy

Posts: 712
Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (in reply to Ruphus)

quote:

By dependence on roots, I suppose you mean how the roots may have developed due to soil?

No. Nothing to do with the soil.

The "rootstock" is the type of root the scion (tree) is grafted on to.

All fruit trees are comprised of two components, the 'rootstock' and the 'scion'; grafted together. The rootstock determines the size, hardiness, etc. and the scion deterrmines the variety of fruit.

Check Google. . .

_____________________________

Fruit farmer, Ontario, Canada

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 21 2013 15:02:28