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britguy -> Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 19 2013 13:52:22)

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.



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rombsix -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 19 2013 13:54:19)

Olé!



Elie -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 19 2013 13:57:13)

you're a great person !



gerundino63 -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 19 2013 14:09:52)

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!



Doitsujin -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 19 2013 18:42:32)

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Mark2 -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 19 2013 23:54:33)

Long live the memory of RonM!



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Escribano -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 20 2013 9:27:47)

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



Ricardo -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 20 2013 13:29:20)

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. [;)]



britguy -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 20 2013 14:03:50)

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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?)



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RTC -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 21 2013 2:07:44)

X2



Ruphus -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 21 2013 9:53:34)

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.
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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



britguy -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 21 2013 13:44:52)

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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.



Ruphus -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 21 2013 14:19:05)

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.



britguy -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 21 2013 15:02:28)

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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.

Check Google. . .



Ruphus -> RE: Ron's tree surviving O.K. (Feb. 21 2013 16:17:49)

Will do; thank you!



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