Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?

[MoGanic]

Hey people,

I have about... 20 of these growing from seed (if not more) and they actually were spilled into a pot full of potting mix and spouted accidentally. As such they are all VERY close together, save a few outliers. If I allow them all to grow in this proximity, will their trunks fuse and thus give me a thicker trunk in shorter time?

Cheers,
Mo

[Jester]

Just a guess but I would have though that being so close together one will "run over" the other at some point and as a result only a few will survive.

[MoGanic]

That's a strong possibility, there are perhaps 3 or 4 growing more than the rest with one clear leader, however I do believe the remainder will survive for a while yet. I think though that these are incredibly hardy considering they've sprouted in bark essentially with no care at all! Fingers crossed, and I will update till death! (of the plants)

[Sabamiki AKA Craig]

They will only fuse well if all trunks are bound together tight. If they are not, then they will push away from each other and take a very long time to even come close to fusing,.

[MoGanic]

They will only fuse well if all trunks are bound together tight. If they are not, then they will push away from each other and take a very long time to even come close to fusing,.

What's a good way to bind em? i.e. so that the binding material doesn't leave scars or cut in to the trunks before they actually fuse...

[kcpoole]

Wrap with Raffia, Twine, Vet tape, Grafting tape

Most things I believe will fuse, but depends on how well and how long it will take
Why not stick a few in the ground to grow if you have a heap?

Ken

[MoGanic]

Wrap with Raffia, Twine, Vet tape, Grafting tape

Most things I believe will fuse, but depends on how well and how long it will take
Why not stick a few in the ground to grow if you have a heap?

Ken

I think I'll be planting the outliers in the ground and any that don't form a perfect circle in the group as soon as they're big enough! =]. I'll most likely use a softer, wider tape to reduce the risk of causing scarring! They grow pretty slow though so I think I'll be safe

- Mo