Tree oddities

[Bendroctanus]

I read that as "condom"...

If that were accurate, it was probably one of granpa’s old leather ones…

 

[flushcut]

I read that as "condom"...

Are there a bunch of saplings near by?

 

[davidwyby]

I read that as "condom"...

Not the first time

I gotta quit abbreviating that

 

[evo]

Here is some fasciation. I thought the tree had a small top blow out and the upper whorl was just starting to turn upwards and the limbs with exaggerated growth. Just a typical Doug for right?
The dang thing was full of fasciation, more than I’ve ever seen in a single year plant

 

[evo]

 

[Serf Life]

Only time I've seen branches do that was in college...

 

[southsoundtree]

Wild. Haven't seen it in doug-fir.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[evo]

Wild. Haven't seen it in doug-fir.

If I recall correctly the only other conifer I’ve seen it in was a pine, but that was just one that shaded out and was dead

I’m getting a sudden urge to try grafting

 

[oceans]

If I recall correctly the only other conifer I’ve seen it in was a pine, but that was just one that shaded out and was dead

I’m getting a sudden urge to try grafting

One of these days I want to get into cloning via “air layering”. Once I learned about the technique I’ve been fascinated but also too busy to ever try it.

 

[evo]

One of these days I want to get into cloning via “air layering”. Once I learned about the technique I’ve been fascinated but also too busy to ever try it.

We just did that with an Apple, tried about 6 with slightly different girdling techniques and a ‘control’. Got one viable and it is amazingly cool to see.
I have also ‘propagated’ naturally layered plants. Have some vigorous Ribes, an azalea, a manzanita and a couple more in our garden that ‘fell into the truck’ on a couple of jobs

 

[Njdelaney]

One of these days I want to get into cloning via “air layering”. Once I learned about the technique I’ve been fascinated but also too busy to ever try it.

I have some air-layered Green Giant Arborvitaes that I planted three years ago and they are still tiny. I don't think it works to create new trees in most species, but I'm sure there are some that it does.

 

[evo]

I have some air-layered Green Giant Arborvitaes that I planted three years ago and they are still tiny. I don't think it works to create new trees in most species, but I'm sure there are some that it does.

They self layer all the time. I have a number of blow down which now are a series of trees in a row. The best is two went down nearly parallel to each other so it’s like walking through a designed alley.
Down the street we pruned a western red cedar about 38” DBH which had a few lower whorls layer into trunks about 24” in diameter. I love once they take root how the branch ceases diameter growth from the lack of movement. It was hard to tell where one began on the dang thing. Made brush extraction a huge pain.

This is another that layered then grafted where it crossed a reiteration fork

 

[oceans]

I have some air-layered Green Giant Arborvitaes that I planted three years ago and they are still tiny. I don't think it works to create new trees in most species, but I'm sure there are some that it does.

I can’t speak to vigor due to the process unless it has to do with root mass to stem size ratio. It might take a bit for the roots to build up on larger layered stems.

I have also seen the bonsai gardeners will use the technique to create new trees of larger size much more quickly than from seedling. Interesting!