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Silky Oak

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Hey, Late last year i removed 3 silky oak from semi ground plantings. still very young i have chopped of the tops off all to receive some very good results! . . . . well so far! :)
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Grevillea robusta. not too difficult. has a bit of meaning!!
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10mm trunk into new leader....
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Hi mate,

Is there meant to be pics accompanying this thread or are we to follow your descriptive skills?

Having trouble pm me and ill post your photos for you :)
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sorry i thought i posted the pics with the post...... Arrgh my descriptive skills are very poor compared to an actual picture! ... pics up soon.... not sure what i did wrong....
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OK sorry for the delay,,, This is the first one out of three..
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(other 2 are similar but different in own ways.)

Cheers for looking...
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Took me a while to work out how to get the pictures in too :lol: make sure you press the press the put in line button after you upload them. I'm sure one of the mods will be able to help as well.
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mugen wrote:Took me a while to work out how to get the pictures in too :lol: make sure you press the press the put in line button after you upload them. I'm sure one of the mods will be able to help as well.
Thanks.... I think i have it now......? i hope....
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The-Calli-Kid wrote:
mugen wrote:Took me a while to work out how to get the pictures in too :lol: make sure you press the press the put in line button after you upload them. I'm sure one of the mods will be able to help as well.
Thanks.... I think i have it now......? i hope....
Maybe open up a photobucket account. Its relatively easy.
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Is that a cut down pot you have it in ? I would stick it back in the ground and grow it taller and thicker before I did anything with it in a pot. It will grow much faster in the ground :idea: Better off posting the photos here rather than from another site - they are here forever then :tu:

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Bougy Fan wrote:Is that a cut down pot you have it in ? I would stick it back in the ground and grow it taller and thicker before I did anything with it in a pot. It will grow much faster in the ground :idea: Better off posting the photos here rather than from another site - they are here forever then :tu:
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Hey Tony, Yes it is a cut down base bucket i turned into a training pot.. And... Point taken, i will leave it here for a little while to recover then re-ground plant it.... Thanks.

.....Also i have no intention of making a photobucket account to post pics on this site, i have no problem posting pics here now! :yes:
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Re: Silky Oak

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Tell me if you figure out a way to reduce the leaf size.
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