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Wed, Mar 16, 11 at 17:11
| Many arbs in my condo complex fell this last winter. I was able to save the bottom of one with it's roots. It looks much like a bald cypress that had it's top sawed off.
It is 3 feet tall and has been potted in a grow box but has no leaves. The nebari is about 12" and it has a nice taper. Any chance it might recover or should I dump it. |
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| Wait awhile. Thuja is often very reluctant to back-bud, but if it was healthy and cut back hard (sounds like it was), it might. Was there any green at all left on the plant, and do I understand that the trunk is 12" in diameter? Al |
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| Yes. It is about 12" x 12" diameter and in a 2' x 2' x 4" grow pot. Before it was cut down there was plenty of green but none now. A lot of wood (not roots) had to be cut from the bottom to make it fit. The only big problem is I am 75 yrs old.:>( The good news is if it does get any green I can give it to another bonsai enthusiast or my nephew. One other thing Al, you are right again. Soil perfect does hold a lot of water.:>)
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| AL IT ALSO TAPERS DOWN TO 6 INCHES OVER 36 INCHES |
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| It sounds like an interesting potensai - especially with the taper. You'll just have to hope it has enough roots and that it has it in it to backbud. Soil perfect? It sounds like we had a conversation I'm forgetting? ;o) Al |
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| Yes we did have a conversation and it ended when you said you had a bag in storage and you could see no reason to use it. As for the arb, if the snow and cold keep coming I may not have to worry about it. |
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