Clerodendrum and Fig

[bundyfisher]

Hi all Just had a weekend at Maroochydore caught up with Shannon (blown away once again with his trees) and did a swap I had a trident maple which was not very happy in Bundy and I got an absolute ripsnorter of a Clerodendrum and he also threw in a Juniper Thumina .Shannon thankyou very much I showed Jamie today and told him that I felt like that I made off like a bandit The Fig is one of the Benji's I swapped with a mate for a grafted lemon another happy trade Feel free for comments or virts I have a plan for both but am open .
Cheers
Tony

[Rod]

G`day Tony good score mate, should be a nice tree hidden in that clero. CHEERS ROD.....

[Jamie]

unfortunately i snapped the leader half way through at the top of the main trunk while showing tony they wire fine

sorry mate (insert sheepish grin here) lucky its a clero and it will probably throw twenty more shoots because that one has been cracked

[bundyfisher]

G'day Rod thanks mate the clero should come along nicely ,and that fig is about 4ft ,don't worry Jamie won't harm it in the long run I am looking forward to the speed at which you say these guys grow at .
Cheers
Tony

[Jamie]

just a warning when ya feed it, seriously step back, you will possibly lose an eye if you are looking over the top of it

take a look at the triple trunk i have mate, you seen it today and you seen it when i first got it, it pretty much speaks for itself doesnt it

jamie

[bundyfisher]

True True, nothing wrong with a trple trunk Clero

[Jamie]

spot on mate, how many triples do you see around the place?? i like having something different

[bundyfisher]

Cleaned up the fig today cut a couple of large aerial roots (hope they are mature enough to bud) Zip ties to the rescue and into a grow box for a bit to see what happens. If this tree does what I'm hoping for it will be sweet
Cheers
Tony

[Jamie]

can those roots be spread out a bit more horizontal tony? they look like they are going down pretty heavy, i know they looked pretty heavy when i seen it.

if you can wire them out i would think bout doing that to help with taper a bit.

[bundyfisher]

Sadly mate will not budge but I will be reducing the roots back to somewhere near upper cable tie in second last pic
Cheers
Tony

[Jamie]

yea flat chop it mate its a fig she will be full of roots in no time.

that will give ya a way better root spread

[bundyfisher]

Yes mate with this weather ,a fig I chopped and put into a small pot already has roots running (read sprinting) out of the bottom and top of the pot also shooting aerials
Cheers
Tony

[Jamie]

sweet! thats what ya want

my willow leaf air layer is finally taking, it has thrown airials out to which will only help

[Jamie]

heres a little virt for ya clero tony, i dont know if its quite right but there is definately a tree there mate

Tonyclero1virt.jpg

jamie

[dayne]

hey mate trees look good howd those celtis and privetts go from down here