Forsythia softwood stems sometimes fuse together

Posted by Ben Short on February 4, 2010, 7:35 am

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In humid temperature I've noticed my Forsythia softwood stems sometimes fuse
together, please can anyone tell me what this process is called?

Posted by Jeff Layman on February 4, 2010, 8:59 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inosculation

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Jeff

Posted by Emery Davis on February 4, 2010, 9:27 am

On 02/04/2010 02:59 PM, Jeff Layman wrote:

what my forsythia sometimes does is called fasciation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciation

There's a picture of a cherry with fasciated stems that resembles it.

HTH

-E

Posted by Ben Short on February 4, 2010, 5:12 pm

Thanks to the both of you. x

Posted by Dave Hill on February 5, 2010, 5:35 am

noticed my Forsythia softwood stems sometimes

What you are having if you have 2 stems that come together and join
then seperate and grow away is a "Natural Graft" this can happen with
in nature with plants growing close to each other.
fasciation happens to an individual stem and doesnt involve a second
stem.
David Hill