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Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: June 27th, 2012, 6:29 pm
by Olivecrazy
Will need help on this one guys all new to me this type of tree need to no how much to cut it back etc

im in a hurry more pictures later
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: June 27th, 2012, 6:52 pm
by MattA
It looks like you got plenty of roots so if it was me I would give it a rough style cut, ie remove anything totally unneeded & shorten the rest to a usable length keeping some green on them.
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: June 27th, 2012, 7:24 pm
by kcpoole
I have never had much sucess collecting casuarina, but i keep trying to get it right
I would pot it up soon as you can but not take too much off, that can wait.
Let it recover before doing anything much to it
Ken
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: June 27th, 2012, 8:46 pm
by Olivecrazy
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: July 2nd, 2012, 8:27 pm
by Olivecrazy
Been looking for information on sheoaks an came across this
viewtopic.php?f=56&t=32
If this tree survives i use the first picture in the above link to work from

ill start by cutting back the trunks a grow a new leader once it has recovered. Been told that where i got the tree from gets slashed late winter every year so thats a lot of growth it put on in 10 mths

Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: March 11th, 2013, 9:56 pm
by Olivecrazy
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: March 11th, 2013, 10:03 pm
by bonzaidog
Niiiice!

Will be interested where this one goes,any chance of wiring trunk movement now while they're whippy or are you chasing straight and tapered!?

....Dog.
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: May 8th, 2013, 9:50 am
by Olivecrazy
This tree growing great now i want to know is it a good time to cut it right back hard leaving 5-7cm height to get a new leader to train from each trunk. Looking at a clump or raft style design

Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: May 8th, 2013, 12:37 pm
by kcpoole
I cut mine back hard 2 weeks ago and they are shooting already.
Ken
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: May 8th, 2013, 8:27 pm
by Olivecrazy
Re: Big sheoak raft collected today
Posted: May 10th, 2013, 1:50 am
by Neli
I snapped mine badly too, but it healed nicely. Be careful when wiring, The wire can bite in deep in a month.