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03-04-2008, 10:58 AM
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Last (but not least) larch
Not fed up yet with larch?...
 OK, this last one is from the same stock as the others (bought ca. 1994), but I put this one into the ground, and changed its place several times. Its last location was much too sunny and hot in summer, and the soil very poor. The top dried out three years ago when it was over 3 metres high (over ten feet for those who still count on their toes, he he...). Anyway, it was not the right place for it, so I decided to put it in a grow box : I cut the top and reduced most of the branches last july, and I also dug 3/6th around the base. New buds appeared on the trunk after a few weeks  Today, I uprooted it and put it in a box. I hope the mix is OK because I ran short of pozzolane, and had to use pumice instead, so it's 3/4 pumice, 1/4 composted bark, with a little pozzolane that was left. I cross my fingers! Considering the shape, a "thunder-stricken" tree seems to be the option, if it survives... |
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03-04-2008, 01:27 PM
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That's a fair old monster of a Larch to mess about with, what does the root system look like? I have came across quite a few that look very nice only about 5ft tall, but when digging about, the root system was useless, to thick and not enough feeder roots for a pot. Once they grow a thick trunk it is a hell of a job to get taper on them, i have only one but it is a twin trunk deal, i have not made up my mind yet which part to keep. I found my one on the side of a hill growing in just grit and stones, very easy to extract. They will grow very fast indeed if in a rich compost, a bit like a Leylandii tough as old boots, prolific back buders, but have to be sorted out nothing fancy, just whack em. Cheers.
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03-04-2008, 01:44 PM
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The roots are not so bad, I had to cut a few big ones, but there are still quite a lot of feeders: since I moved it a couple of times before planting it where it stayed for about 5 years, I actually trimmed the root system each time. And I think that cutting half the roots round the base lats summer enabled it to grow new ones.
This is a picture I took just before putting the tree into a grow box : |
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03-04-2008, 02:11 PM
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Well you have plenty feeders there, what are you going to do with the trunk?
The "thunder-stricken" sounds like a good idea, a bit of work and a grinder should sort that out. Cheers.
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