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Fri, Nov 5, 10 at 15:20
| I planted a couple cutleaf sumac bushes in my back yard some years ago, and they were always laying on the ground. I thought it was because it was too shady. So I transplanted some out in a field that received full sun. They have really multiplied, but they are still laying on the ground! What gives with that? All the ones I see around here are tall and erect.
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 5, 10 at 17:00
| any chance at a pic ... do you prune them at height??? any info you can give.. other than flopping and sun might help us guess ken |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 6, 10 at 23:08
| Hi Ken, For some reason, I can't seem to paste the pic from Photobucket. I'll try more tomorrow. |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 7, 10 at 18:20
Here is a pic of them in my back yard. Their main trunk lays on the ground for several feet, before the foliage grows upwards. The ones to the right are taller, but that's unusual. The ones out in the field that get full sun are even more on the ground. Any ideas why? Is it just the variety? I've seen some around lately that are like 8' tall and straight. Why aren't mine straight?  |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 8, 10 at 9:04
| what is their sun situation during the growing season ... are they reaching out towards the sun ... most of the sumac i see are on the roadsides in full blistering sun .... ken |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 8, 10 at 12:48
| I transplanted some to a field where they get full sun all day. But they're still laying on the ground there. |
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- Posted by butterfly4u 8 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 11, 10 at 1:01
| Catherinet, My friends Grace smoke tree is doing the same thing your cutleafs are, it looks strange. She has never cut hers back, so she is going to, next St Patty's Day where she lives, in PA, zone 6. I would advize you to look into severly pruning them to see if they will grow more upright next year. I know they are cousins of the smoke bush, in same family and they grow fast and LOVE sun. I don't like the way they look like that, I would cut mine back too, before they leaf out next year and see if they grow straight up for you.
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 12, 10 at 19:13
| Thanks butterfly4u, I'll try that on a couple of them next spring........If there are any left. The deer love them, unfortunately. |
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