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Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?
Posted: June 19th, 2012, 6:26 pm
by 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
Re: Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?
Posted: June 19th, 2012, 8:02 pm
by 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.
Re: Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?
Posted: June 19th, 2012, 8:29 pm
by 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)
Re: Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?
Posted: June 19th, 2012, 9:06 pm
by 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,.
Re: Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?
Posted: June 19th, 2012, 9:12 pm
by MoGanic
Sabamiki wrote: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...
Re: Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?
Posted: June 19th, 2012, 11:05 pm
by 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
Re: Bush Kunzea - the scarlet variety! Will the trunks fuze?
Posted: June 20th, 2012, 7:30 pm
by MoGanic
kcpoole wrote: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