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Sun, Jul 1, 12 at 17:57
| Is anyone growing a Ninebark tree form? I've been looking at Diablo and Summer Wine, but wondering about the eventual size and amount of pruning required to maintain a decent shape. |
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| Ninebark is naturally an arching shrub, like a vase shape. I can't imagine getting a "tree form" out of it without a lot of frequent pruning to fight against the natural form. |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 9:20
| It's the natural arching of the ninebark that makes it such an attractive shrub. But here's a short article on "Diablo" pruned up. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Tree form ninebark
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 10:06
| They can be pruned into tree form and make an attractive multi-trunked tree (not sure that that standard in the previous link works as well). The multi-trunk form shows off the bark and maintains the natural arching of the branches, which as duluth notes is a major attraction. Here is an example - it does require maintenance pruning, but once you have the form set it is not that onerous. This one is 'Diablo'.
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- Posted by macgyver2009 z6a PA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 17:39
| Thanks for the information. I think I'll consider other options. The Diablo and Summer Wine that I saw were both on standard single trunks. Perhaps not the best format for Ninebarks. |
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