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[Luke]

i want my prodocarpus to live but i have treated it quite strictly!
i have double wired the trunk in 3.5mm wire! much stress was endured!!
im not gunna touch it for a year! its in a grow pot for a year!
fingers crossed!

[Jamie]

do you have pics of this tree mate?

how thick is the trunk? and i would watch leaving wire on for a year, it might bite in, although from what i know of podocarpus they are slow growers, but that doesnt mean much sometimes either, you could put on lots of girth and have the wire cut in.
just watch that, leaving it for a year unchecked will help.

get some pics so we can have a look see hey pal ???


jamie

[Luke]

P.S.
i hope i havnt done catastrophic root damage by twisting through all the wiring!
(no doubt i will have a better technique next time)
im pretty sure my lil prodo will be fine (bites tongue)......
-pictures of my damage/work coming soon.....
(everyone cross fingers now)
thanks
luke

[Luke]

thanks jamie ill post some pictures when its light again. i want everyone to see this cuz iv been very decisive in my design ambitions... we will all see if it fails! see and learn i guess! ( pics coming )

[Jamie]

without sounding picky mate i am pretty sure it is podocarpus. depending on the rest of the botanical name its common name is yew.

easy mistake mate, i stuff up botanical names all the time, all good ( i hate sounding picky, just wanted to help ya with it so if ya talk to people they dont look at ya wierd, maybe thats just me they look at wierd when i use botanical names and stuff em up )

look forward to seeing the pics. from what i have seen and heard these specimens take a long time to get to a decent stage, this is just what i have heard, and read in books

enjoy mate

look forward to seeing ya twisting work


jamie


ps. mate nothing ventured, nothing gained, we have all had our losses, its learning from these losses that we better ourselves
i am keeping my fingers crossed for ya

[Jamie]

heres a PDF with some info for ya on them


http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/PODMACA.pdf


jamie

[Luke]

thank you jamie iv read that all before! what iv been comparing is mine to the the bonsai prodocarp pics... have a look at mine (in my gallery) then google prodocarpus pics! then....... when the sun comes up and my lazy ass gets into act, ill have sum pics of my..... um toughly treated lil aus pine!
peace
luke

[Jamie]

mate, that tree is thin enough to be twisted and bent all over the shop as long as it wasnt to sharp you will be sweet!!!!

cheers


jamie

[Luke]

im just hoping i did no damage!!!!! major damage anyway~! it is dancing like a salsa dancer now!!!!

[Luke]

Jamie, Podocarpus!! Thanks! Im still getting used to botanical names!... and.. im an idiot! Anyway... i know now...
heres a couple pics... the wiring at the top is for support atm.



cheers
luke

[NathanM]

Mate, that sorta bending won't even phase it! She'll be sweet
DId it need 2x 3.5mm to bend? Could have probably done it with one, or 1x 4mm at most!
Gve it plenty of fert and she'll be right

[Waltron]

G'day liquid luke,

How thick is the wired trunk?
If you have thin branch's that need wiring and you wish to leave growing room, try the technique outlined in this thread.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=108
It is possible to thread two coils of wire around a young single trunk too - I did - and it worked well.

[Jamie]

Jamie, Podocarpus!! Thanks! Im still getting used to botanical names!... and.. im an idiot! Anyway... i know now...

cheers
luke

dont stress bout that mate all is good, i was just trying to give ya a hand with the botnaical name, i am still learning them to, anyone that says they dont make mistakes is a liar and a fool i make em all the time so all is good

and as the others have said that sort of bending is no dramas at all mate
its only sharp acute bending to worry about thats nothing what you have done some nice gentle curves. i would even go some more

enjoy and have fun


jamie