Posted by blonde gardener on May 1, 2011, 11:48 am
Hi newbie here! I was just wondering if any like minded gardeners could
help me?
I have a cherry tree which got blown down with the wind and snapped off
however i managed to rescue a branch, it has been in some water for
almost 2 weeks now to see if i could get it to grow some new roots but i
can't see any as of yet but it is still managing to grow new leaves.
Do any of you know what i could next please.
I am more than greatful for any advice that you can give!
Regards
BG
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blonde gardener
Posted by Brooklyn1 on May 1, 2011, 7:03 pm
On Sun, 1 May 2011 15:48:53 +0000, blonde gardener
>Hi newbie here! I was just wondering if any like minded gardeners could
>help me?
>I have a cherry tree which got blown down with the wind and snapped off
>however i managed to rescue a branch, it has been in some water for
>almost 2 weeks now to see if i could get it to grow some new roots but i
>can't see any as of yet but it is still managing to grow new leaves.
>Do any of you know what i could next please.
>I am more than greatful for any advice that you can give!
A severed branch won't root, but if there are still branches attached
to the tree they can be layered; bent to the ground and covered with
some earth and a rock to hold it in place... within a couple of months
that branch will root and can be cut from the parent tree and will
become a whole new tree. There are various methods of layering but
I've had the most success with the method I've described.
Posted by blonde gardener on May 2, 2011, 9:35 am
Brooklyn1;919672 Wrote:
> On Sun, 1 May 2011 15:48:53 +0000, blonde gardener
> blonde.gardener.8337a96@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote:
> -
>
> Hi newbie here! I was just wondering if any like minded gardeners
> could
> help me?
> I have a cherry tree which got blown down with the wind and snapped off
> however i managed to rescue a branch, it has been in some water for
> almost 2 weeks now to see if i could get it to grow some new roots but
> i
> can't see any as of yet but it is still managing to grow new leaves.
> Do any of you know what i could next please.
> I am more than greatful for any advice that you can give! -
>
> A severed branch won't root, but if there are still branches attached
> to the tree they can be layered; bent to the ground and covered with
> some earth and a rock to hold it in place... within a couple of months
> that branch will root and can be cut from the parent tree and will
> become a whole new tree. There are various methods of layering but
> I've had the most success with the method I've described.
Thanks for the advice looks like i may have to give up trying to rescue
it because when the wind blew it down it snapped from the bottom of the
tree. Thanks anyway. I will have consider maybe getting some plants
that are wind resistant!!
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blonde gardener
Posted by Brooklyn1 on May 2, 2011, 12:39 pm
On Mon, 2 May 2011 13:35:09 +0000, blonde gardener
>Brooklyn1;919672 Wrote:
>> On Sun, 1 May 2011 15:48:53 +0000, blonde gardener
>> blonde.gardener.8337a96@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote:
>> -
>>
>> Hi newbie here! I was just wondering if any like minded gardeners
>> could
>> help me?
>> I have a cherry tree which got blown down with the wind and snapped off
>> however i managed to rescue a branch, it has been in some water for
>> almost 2 weeks now to see if i could get it to grow some new roots but
>> i
>> can't see any as of yet but it is still managing to grow new leaves.
>> Do any of you know what i could next please.
>> I am more than greatful for any advice that you can give! -
>>
>> A severed branch won't root, but if there are still branches attached
>> to the tree they can be layered; bent to the ground and covered with
>> some earth and a rock to hold it in place... within a couple of months
>> that branch will root and can be cut from the parent tree and will
>> become a whole new tree. There are various methods of layering but
>> I've had the most success with the method I've described.
>Thanks for the advice looks like i may have to give up trying to rescue
>it because when the wind blew it down it snapped from the bottom of the
>tree. Thanks anyway. I will have consider maybe getting some plants
>that are wind resistant!!
As is typical with stone fruit it's very likely a cherry tree will
sprout from its trunk... if above the graft you'll soon have your tree
back. Clean the trunk wound of splintered wood and apply a tree
dressing to keep moisture out, then sit back and wait.
>help me?
>I have a cherry tree which got blown down with the wind and snapped off
>however i managed to rescue a branch, it has been in some water for
>almost 2 weeks now to see if i could get it to grow some new roots but i
>can't see any as of yet but it is still managing to grow new leaves.
>Do any of you know what i could next please.
>I am more than greatful for any advice that you can give!