A stump

[MattA]

Just under 5yrs ago I was given a couple of Prunus persica hybrid seedlings that had come up in the compost. They were planted and left to grow, it was 3 yrs before the first flowers, a handful of fruit the year after & a poor crop this past season I decided to dig them up & see if they could be made into something.

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The trunk isnt huge at 6cm dia but hidden just under the soil line was a great spreading mass over 15cm in dia and a nice spread of roots around 3 sides. I decided to plant it back in the ground to speed developing some branching.

[GavinG]

I'll be interested to see how you go with this - I've got a stump of this, and never been entirely happy with branching, leaf size, shape and such. It's not an easy species.

Gavin

[MattA]

Not easy but lots of fun Wouldnt mind seeing yours Gavin.

I had a peach for about 10yrs until I left Sydney in '99, crazy cut about thing with anything but a look of "bonsai". I miss that peach as well as a few others of the old collection. Its taken 5yrs but am slowly putting a better one together, another 5 & who knows

[Chad]

I like the look of the base, hope it all works will have a great shape if it comes off

[paddles]

why don't you do this with that prunus bliriana? that's what I'm intending on doing with it..., cut it back, improve the nebari, then see what I develop on top...

[MattA]

why don't you do this with that prunus bliriana? that's what I'm intending on doing with it..., cut it back, improve the nebari, then see what I develop on top...

You trying to convince me to keep it?

[paddles]

I just think you are giving away something that you will later regret. I'm not going to complain (hubby is tho) I feel that the tree has definate possibilities.. but I'm not going to say no... I'll happily take it off your hands.. your loss.

[MattA]

My only regrets are the things left undone & I still have a few years to sort them out