lilly pilly advice
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lilly pilly advice
hi everyone, this is my first post so we'll see how i go. i got given this lilly pilly a couple of years ago & aside from repotting and some pinching i havent really done much to it. any ideas? tree is 40 cm tall & 4cm at the base. i am thinking about cutting down to the first branch. have also noticed some new growth just below that y section. cheers
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Re: lilly pilly advice
hi nev.
right on the money there. down to the first branch.
maybe into a large grow box or pot to thicken up.
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right on the money there. down to the first branch.
maybe into a large grow box or pot to thicken up.
all the best.
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Re: lilly pilly advice
Dear Nev,
I was looking through the satsuki site that kc posted a link to and when I saw this tree I thought of yours. It could be something to aim for if you let it grow out and develop more ramification. An obvious difference is that your first branch comes off much too high to be a twin trunk. It would also be good to get some backbudding lower down in the top section.
I was looking through the satsuki site that kc posted a link to and when I saw this tree I thought of yours. It could be something to aim for if you let it grow out and develop more ramification. An obvious difference is that your first branch comes off much too high to be a twin trunk. It would also be good to get some backbudding lower down in the top section.
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Re: lilly pilly advice
hi nev
i was thinking get some pvc pipe what ever size you wanted the the curve and put it in the bend leaning right and then and the wrap it up and pull the top right branch down?
i was thinking get some pvc pipe what ever size you wanted the the curve and put it in the bend leaning right and then and the wrap it up and pull the top right branch down?
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Re: lilly pilly advice
Nev, chop it where you said too, and plant the top and then develop two trees. Lilly pilly shoot back all over, so you should not have any problems.
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Re: lilly pilly advice
thanks all, this is the angle that is making me think cutting it back to the first branch is the right way to go & would plant the top 2 sections for sure.
cheers nev
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Re: lilly pilly advice
Pup,Pup wrote:Nev, chop it where you said too, and plant the top and then develop two trees. Lilly pilly shoot back all over, so you should not have any problems.
Cheers Pup
I take it from this that they strike easily from cuttings. Up to what size will take as a cutting? I have access to some really big ones and was thinking of layering to make use of more than just the base. Any advice would be great.
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Re: lilly pilly advice
This is one I did from a root last October.
I have nothing up to now so maybe tomorrow. Cheers PupYou do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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Re: lilly pilly advice
As promised an uptodate picture. This was taken 2-20 pm 14=07=2010. The other Lilly Pilly is a struck cutting from 4 years ago. In need of re potting which will be done at the end of the month along with some other Shohin re pots.
As you can see they are very responsive to pruning.
As you can see they are very responsive to pruning.
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