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very nice progression bodhi looks very beautiful with all that flowers.

I currently have 2 almond trees that started flowering too but they are younger than yours and not as good looking

Cheers,
Carlos

Looking great Diederik

How did the almonds go that you planted?

Regards,
Steven

jezz_39 wrote:How much more carving do you intend to do and when will we see it?

It is getting a new front (see picture) Because there is not much live vein i have to go slowly.

loyskirineba wrote:I currently have 2 almond trees that started flowering too but they are younger than yours and not as good looking

Persevere

Steven wrote:How did the almonds go that you planted?

as they are worth it just for the flowering.
Thanks Steven, havent popped yet but i can wait.

This put on an awesome display today ! An awesome tree !!

It nearly has full flowers but i will hang off for another day or two before last post and then, repot.

This tree unfortunately came off the bench in high winds and snapped two main branches but it has happily bounced back to give a wonderful display of flowers this year. I have tried something a little different this year and repotted before flowering and we will see how this affects the trees vigour in the next few months.

Hi bodhi, very impressive Almond. May I ask about the care of this tree. Do you spray at all for things like leaf curl? If so when? When you cut back after flowering how far back do you cut? Is it like the Apricot do you need to cut to a leaf bud?
Last question how often do you repot? Any info would be apreciated.
Any future updates on this tree would be great.
Cheers
Kirky

KIRKY wrote: by KIRKY » July 12th, 2017, 4:46 pm

Hi bodhi, very impressive Almond. May I ask about the care of this tree. Do you spray at all for things like leaf curl? If so when? When you cut back after flowering how far back do you cut? Is it like the Apricot do you need to cut to a leaf bud?
Last question how often do you repot? Any info would be apreciated.
Any future updates on this tree would be great.
Cheers
Kirky

Hi Kirky,
I have never sprayed this tree But, like all Prunus, it suffers a little bit of dieback. I have accepted this as part of the tree's growth pattern, albeit a little frustrating. I repot every second year and this year is the leap year. As stated, last year i repotted before flowering, and it seems to have a lot more flowers this year. I also start moderate feeding as soon as i see flower buds using an certified organic fertiliser. Because i designed the tree with long branching i have never cut back hard and i will now begin that process to get better secondary and tertiary branching. I will post again when in flower.

It's a gorgeous tree, Bodhi. I'm sure it will only get better with age.

Thanks bohdi, look forward to seeing it again. How far back do you think you will cut for secondary and tertiary once you start cutting back. Does it bud back on old wood?
Cheers
Kirky

This is nice bodhi. I didn't read all the entries but is this grafted or on it's own roots? I always wanted to try almond.

KIRKY wrote:Thanks bohdi, look forward to seeing it again. How far back do you think you will cut for secondary and tertiary once you start cutting back. Does it bud back on old wood?
Cheers
Kirky

Yes it does bud back on old wood and i will be cutting it back to every second or third new bud depending on distances between buds. It is an old tree and struggles with its vigour.

treeman wrote:This is nice bodhi. I didn't read all the entries but is this grafted or on it's own roots? I always wanted to try almond.

Hi Mike, it is on a graft but a good one. It is a rewarding tree and you should definitely consider having one in your collection. The flowers are worth the effort, oh, and it has slight perfume also. Unfortunately the possums like the nuts.

Amazing! Very beautiful tree

bodhidharma wrote: Hi Mike, it is on a graft but a good one. It is a rewarding tree and you should definitely consider having one in your collection. The flowers are worth the effort, oh, and it has slight perfume also. Unfortunately the possums like the nuts.

Hi bodi, do you know what it is grafted on? Commercially they are generally grafted onto "Nemaguard" peach or a peach/almond hybrid rootstock. Almonds will flower early if on almond stock (or their own roots), later on peach/almond stock and later still on peach rootstock.

terryb wrote:Hi bodi, do you know what it is grafted on? Commercially they are generally grafted onto "Nemaguard" peach or a peach/almond hybrid rootstock. Almonds will flower early if on almond stock (or their own roots), later on peach/almond stock and later still on peach rootstock.

Hi Terry and no, i am sorry, i do not. It is an old tree and collected.