paclobutrazol pics

[macrocarpa]

I treated 2 lacebark elms with paclo growth regulator 20 months ago. There is another lacebark on the same property that I did not treat.

We are in a bad drought right now and many trees are looking in sad shape, but look at how great the paclo treated elms look compared to the untreated!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53981946@N04/7496529344/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53981946@N04/7496503364/in/photostream/

 

[tennarbor]

Looks great! Checked out your website. It's good to see a stand up company in Tennessee. Keep up the good work!

 

[macrocarpa]

Thanks!

 

[SMAdams]

Pretty neat results. I love comparison photos.

 

[macrocarpa]

Went to the same property yesterday to prune a red maple and noticed that the paclobutrazol treated elms were WAY lodaed with samaras, where the untreated had very few. Safe to say that paclobutrazol can increase seed production! (homeowners not too happy about that)

 

[Tree_Frog]

Seeds are better then stressed.

 

[Bob Everingham]

Thanks for the pictures, macrocarpa. Mind if I show them to clients?

 

[tomthetreeman]

I hate to burst anyone's bubble here, but stressed trees reproduce harder than un-stressed trees. Very often a fruit tree will offer its best crop last. Excessive seed production is often a sign of stress... A species, when threatened, will reproduce.

-Tom

 

[Bucknut]

Someone needs to threaten me...

 

[macrocarpa]

I'm not sure what the connection with paclo and fruit production is, haven't researched it? I do remember a sales rep telling me it might happen though.

Tom, I've definitely noticed major acorn production when some oaks are on their way out.

 

[turtile]

I'm not sure what the connection with paclo and fruit production is, haven't researched it? I do remember a sales rep telling me it might happen though.

Tom, I've definitely noticed major acorn production when some oaks are on their way out.

Paclobutrazol inhibits GA. When stressed, the ratio of ABA becomes higher than GA. Thus, you turn on genes that result from stress when using a GA inhibitor.