One more tree.
This is a
Flowering Cherry. Marked down to $20 from $59.99, a nursery left-over from last year. I wasn't going to add more ornamental trees this year. I gave in to temptation. The price is what got me. This is "
Amanogawa" which is listed as fragrant pink single to semi-double flowers, growing to 20 ft tall and 4 to 5 feet wide with columnar habit. It must be 12 ft tall already. Maybe it will give more pollen and nectar to either the honey bees or the mason bees. As a left over from last year, I expected it to be root bound which it sort of was.
Not too bad. A few big roots at the sides. I cut the ones against the edge. I did not dig into the root ball.
I used secateurs to make about 6 slices down the sides, cut off all winding roots, and cut off the bottom roots. Not perfect but I think good enough
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Planted. I added some Plant Success, mycorhizzal inoculant, while planting. This tree has many flower buds. I think it will be very pretty this Spring. By planting now, it will have a chance to acclimate and settle in long before Summer. There is a competing leader with a narrow crotch. I will cut it off after bloom. Might as well get as much flower as possible, this Spring.
Brought the cuttings home to pot in potting soil, and some mycorrhizal inoculant
It's a delicate stage for them. New growth is all white - needs light to make chlorophyll. But not too bright - could burn. And could dry out. Interesting to see what happens.
This is a Flowering Cherry. Marked down to $20 from $59.99, a nursery left-over from last year. I wasn't going to add more ornamental trees this year. I gave in to temptation. The price is what got me. This is "Amanogawa" which is listed as fragrant pink single to semi-double flowers, growing to 20 ft tall and 4 to 5 feet wide with columnar habit. It must be 12 ft tall already. Maybe it will give more pollen and nectar to either the honey bees or the mason bees. As a left over from last year, I expected it to be root bound which it sort of was.
I used secateurs to make about 6 slices down the sides, cut off all winding roots, and cut off the bottom roots. Not perfect but I think good enough
Planted. I added some Plant Success, mycorhizzal inoculant, while planting. This tree has many flower buds. I think it will be very pretty this Spring. By planting now, it will have a chance to acclimate and settle in long before Summer. There is a competing leader with a narrow crotch. I will cut it off after bloom. Might as well get as much flower as possible, this Spring.
