Casuarina chop
Posted: March 1st, 2019, 8:59 am
Hi all,
As part of a demo 2 years ago on Natives for a club show in NSW I cut back a Casuarina Torulosa to a stump, sealed it and explained what I expected to happen.As expected and predicted It went ballistic with back budding and and new growth on a few existing branches.
Trimming/ cutting/breaking techniques are critical with Casuarina. Use scissors only on harder wood, not on soft growth. On soft growth you should grip the foliage pad and break off where needed. This tends to avoid browning off of the tips if you where to use scissors.
Japanese but understated pot suits this tree.
In future I will allow the weeping habit of this tree to exert itself.
I love the bark on this species and they are not touchy when it comes to watering. They tolerate light dry outs that kill C cunninhamii .
Cheers,
Grant
As part of a demo 2 years ago on Natives for a club show in NSW I cut back a Casuarina Torulosa to a stump, sealed it and explained what I expected to happen.As expected and predicted It went ballistic with back budding and and new growth on a few existing branches.
Trimming/ cutting/breaking techniques are critical with Casuarina. Use scissors only on harder wood, not on soft growth. On soft growth you should grip the foliage pad and break off where needed. This tends to avoid browning off of the tips if you where to use scissors.
Japanese but understated pot suits this tree.
In future I will allow the weeping habit of this tree to exert itself.
I love the bark on this species and they are not touchy when it comes to watering. They tolerate light dry outs that kill C cunninhamii .
Cheers,
Grant