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| Im new to this site, so here goes.
My mulberry tree is bent at the top just below the branch line. Is there anything I can do to straighten it out. Its straight until about 6 in from the tree top (Where the branches start to grow) and then bends forward. Im afraid if it continues to grow this way , the tree's top will bend to the point of breaking it. I cant find anything about staking a tree if the tree itself is bent. It seems all
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| Some mulberry trees I have seen seem to have that 'bent over' sort of look, with hanging branches.. I have one in my yard that is around 30 years old and has a serious over hang that extends at least 15 feet out way from the trunk in one direction (toward sunlight) Not sure if it is normal though.. J |
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| I see that you tried hard to verbally describe the situation, but a picture would probably REALLY help. Any possibility of posting at least one or two pics? |
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| I will try and upload some pics first thing tmrw morning.. |
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- Posted by ilovemytrees 5b Western NY (My Page) on Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 6:54
| I have 2 red maples (Red Sunsets) and they were a little bit bent at the top so sooner Plant Farm told me I could CAREFULLY bend them straight and he told me how, by gently grabbing the trunk and slowly bending them back. He said nurseries do it all the time. I un-bended the trees last year, and it was nerve wracking for me! But it worked! And they have been perfectly straight since, and they even went un-staked this winter, and even with 60 mph winds a few times they remained straight and tall. Btw, they are about 7 feet tall now. They were 5 feet last year when I did this. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 9:11
| since there are weeping mulberry.. w/o a pic.. there can be no solution ... check out the link BTW ... a perfectly straight tree.. is more of a man made concept.. rather than what happens in nature .... especially in a babe ... when this thing.. presuming its not a weeper.. is 30 feet tall ... whatever bend it has today.. is not really going to be all that important .... and i doubt it will break.. simply due to bending.. trees bend.. flex.. and blow in the wind .. and take 99% of it all w/o a problem .... and usually grow to compensate for such when it is naturally occurs ... its when we start forcing an aesthetic/preconceived notion on it when real problems begin .. lets see the pix ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| I cant figure out how to put pix on here. So for now no pix |
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| So here are the pics of the mulberry tree. I hope it shows what im talking about.
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 17:34
| its been growing like that for at least 5 years ... why is it an issue now??? did you pay to have it installed??? personally i would not have bought that tree ... i say no ... it can not be straightened.. well.. it can.. but then all the branches will be on one side .... i would enjoy it for what it is.. rather than force it into some other shape .. ken |
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| In my opinion, straightening that tree is definitely not practical. I agree that it's not the "ideal" form, but the bend will become less and less noticeable as the tree grows. I'd leave it (the bend) alone and possible do a little balancing pruning. As Ken said, enjoy it for what it is. Who planted that tree? Where's the root flare? And, why is the water dam so high? |
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- Posted by ilovemytrees 5b Western NY (My Page) on Thu, Mar 1, 12 at 11:14
| That tree is planted all WRONG! You have literally asphyxiated the rootflare! When you plant a tree the root flare must be seen. Google image what a root flare looks like. This is an emergency! Dig the tree up ASAP! It's a would-be telephone pole! Trees are not telephone poles, and shouldn't be placed in the ground as such. Oh, my God, that poor poor tree suffering. Breaks my heart! |
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| Brambi24, Below is a link to instructions about how to plant a tree. The two things that would concern me most is if the root system was potbound or girdling roots were present and that wasn't addressed at planting (see section 3 in the article), and, if the root system was planted significantly below where it should have been (see sections 4 & 5 in the article). Since the tree was only recently planted, now would be the time to correct either of these issues. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Planting a Tree or Shrub
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