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