Questions tagged [branches]
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Repairing a young apple tree with a snapped branch
This year I purchased a young "family" apple tree, with three varieties of apple grafted onto a single plant. It was planted in March and has flowered happily and is producing fruit. I staked it when it was planted and the main branch is loosely…
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Cutting branch and stick it in pot?
I've asked several of these questions, but this is more specific of a tree in my parking lot. I would like to grow this Bougainvillea in a pot in my rooftop.
Here's the branch. Will the branch survive if I cut it and stick it in a pot? I don't want…
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Getting lemon trees to branch
I have two lemon trees which have been hesitant to branch anywhere but at the tips where I trimmed them because they were growing too tall. They're about 1 year and 8 months old now. I grew them from seeds from a lemon bought from local grocery…
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Is there a tree whose branchs intertwine together?
Is there a tree whose branches intertwine together? in the sense of forming braids and also if there are trees whose branches literally going through each other.
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Ficus benjamina variegata: drops leaves but grows new branches
I have got a ficus, presumably Ficus benjamina variegata. It is not in the best shape, presumably because it was a bit overwatered.
What confuses me is that it drops leaves (a bad sign) and at the same time it grows new branches (presumably a good…
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How to bend a large avocado tree branch
I am needing to bend a branch of 100mm diameter (4 inches) permanently upwards on a avocado tree. Needs to be raised by about a meter at a distance of 1.5 meters away from the trunk. I've used ratchet straps to bend it about half of the way upwards…
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How to paint a cut off branch on a spruce tree?
I have a spruce tree (picea abies), which is next to a path and since one of the lower branches was obstructing the passing down the path, I cut it off.
Now my question is how do I paint the place where the branch was? What kind of paint should I…
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Should I prune my Crassula rogersii?
I have what I think is a little Crassula rogersii that's been growing out in three branches from a little trunk. The branch in the middle seems to be getting somewhat top-heavy (you can see how this middle branch is upright in the 1st photo which…
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Can i force a bonsai to branch?
I have a bonsai ash but would like stone lower branches on the tree. Can I force the mini-tree to make any?
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Getting Hindu rope plants to branch
I've had this Hindu rope plant for about two years and it has never branched at all. It was grown from a cutting, so I'm not sure if i should ever expect it to branch; I'm not very familiar with the nuances of these plants.
Is it possible to prompt…
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