Sno’s class of 2020

[Sno]

So the weather was fairly ordinary today and I live in NSW so I decided to drive to Cooma which is about 70 ks away for a dig .

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The weather turned while I was potting them up so .

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To be continued ..

[Rory]

So the weather was fairly ordinary today and I live in NSW so I decided to drive to Cooma which is about 70 ks away for a dig .

Wow, massive effort there Sno.

[Watto]

Anyone who digs a plum is a champion.
Well done.

[Sno]

Hi Rory . Interesting times , I never would of thought I would miss Vic . ‘ Respect ‘ for the people and there families doing it tough down south . Hopefully we will get through this .

Watto , what are my chances with plums when I chop off roots like this ?

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One becomes two

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Photos aren’t the best ,it was pretty miserable outside . The middle trunk was dead and rotten down to nearly the base . The second one is still attached to what is left of the stump . I was thinking of leaving more of the stump but I figured if it lives by the time I put into a pot in 4 or so years it would of rotted away too much .

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[Keels]

You should be fine Sno i started with this early July. The new buds are from last week.

[Watto]

As a rule of thumb plums are tough. They grow from root cuttings and that attribute indicates that throwing roots out is done readily. On the negative side it's a largish trunk so that makes it more difficult. So that means I'm 60% confident of success.
Of course I hope it thrives, for the sake of the plum collecting community.

[Sno]

Thanks Keels that gives me hope .

So that means I'm 60% confident of success.

Well that’s better than 50 % . I am going to mask up and go to town tomorrow to get some wheelie bin bags and give ‘sweating ‘ a go .

[Sno]

Another Elm broom in the making , potted today .

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Seiju from a cutting ,the pot is a Salvo .

[Raging Bull]

You certainly go from one extreme to the other Sno, first that big plum you dug and now this tiny elm. I suppose the digging of the plum would have kept you warm in that "ordinary" weather. Good luck with it.

[MJL]

This helps keep you warm too.... a little mid-arvo nip.... .... lovely little elm Sno!


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[KIRKY]

Love the little Elm Sno
Cheers
Kirky

[Sno]

You certainly go from one extreme to the other Sno, first that big plum you dug and now this tiny elm. I suppose the digging of the plum would have kept you warm in that "ordinary" weather. Good luck with it.

Thanks RB , I prefer the smaller ones , but plums are all Watto’s fault he keeps telling us how good they are , so I had to join the P A C ( Plum Appreciation Club ) I am looking forward to the fruits of my labour.

This helps keep you warm too.... a little mid-arvo nip....


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And here I was feeling sorry for Victorian’s in lock down and all this time they are just sitting around boozing . Thanks MJL , have one for me .

Thanks KIRKY I am looking forward to developing this one further .

[Sno]

Trident maple that got badly frosted a couple of years and the top died off . Who knows it could end up being a more interesting tree . I put it into a nursery flat and figured while a was changing the top I would approach graft some new roots onto it to improve the nebari . This year I removed the top off 3 of them . There was one I removed last year which is started to blend in nicely .

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[Sno]

I dug a few more plums .

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That’s enough plums for me , sorry Watto I am all plumbed out .

[delisea]

Years of fun work in front of you there Sno. Keep us updated.

Nice dry stone wall in the background.
Cheers
Symon