Hi Brendan - sounds like a plan - can you tell I'm eager?!
Will get some photos sorted and my ideas on here to see what you thinkAndy
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| Author: | Brahma [ 14 Sep 2016, 08:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
Morning folks, I have bought myself 9 Sango Kaku Young plants that I want to plant as a group. There doesn't seem to be loads of info about Maple Groups (unless I'm looking in the wrong place?!). Has anyone started a Group from seedling stage? What is the best process? Should I follow the standard process of just sticking them in the ground to get them to thicken for a couple of years first? Or should I get them in a pot to get them "used" to being together? Should I make a big planting box and get them in that? Is there a best practice root to follow? Many thanks, Andy |
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| Author: | Gary Jones [ 14 Sep 2016, 09:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
I would grow them to the size I wanted first and get the basic structure (branches) work done individually and only then plant them as a group. Once you have the group together all the roots will fuse and then it's hassle to separate them out and redo the work. My guess is if you plant them as seedlings together as they grow you'll want them in slightly different positions and then want/need to redo it. |
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| Author: | splendidplumage [ 14 Sep 2016, 19:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
It depends how close a group you want. If you want a group that are very close together, that look like they have grown up together get them together nice and soon. It is difficult to get trees very close once they have loads of roots in the way. To try to get all the branches developed as individual plants first would be almost impossible if they are planted individually and is not how it is normally done. The most important thing is to get the trunk positions and angles right. If you do you will not need to redo anything. |
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| Author: | Brahma [ 14 Sep 2016, 20:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
Thanks for your replies, folks! So, I've got nine trees that I'd like to grow up into a group that has the tallest tree about 18" - 24" high. Should I be planting them with spaces that I want the trees to grow in to in a few years when the trunks have developed to the thickness I want? As its a forest, I won't be needing thick trunks like a single tree would do I? Should I plantthem now and let a sacrifice grow on them to thicken the trunks a bit? |
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| Author: | Brendan [ 15 Sep 2016, 08:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
I'd get them planted up now. You are new to this obsession and buying 9 whips only to shove them into the ground for 3ish years is more than I could cope with. Just be careful to focus on keeping them all alive at first. If you plant them, and are too aggressive, you may find a few die off. That will leave you either with a smaller group, or you'll be hunting new stock. I don't recommend a smaller group, as 9 tiny trees in a group can be pulled off, but if you have fewer trees they need to be bigger. Show us pics of your stock, and the pot you plan to use for them? |
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| Author: | Brahma [ 15 Sep 2016, 09:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
Hi Brendan - sounds like a plan - can you tell I'm eager?! Will get some photos sorted and my ideas on here to see what you thinkAndy |
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| Author: | Brahma [ 17 Sep 2016, 17:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
Hi folks, I've sorted the pictures of the Sango Kaku's - I've got 9 and here they are just in a sieve - with a lighter for scale. The trunks on them all are about pencil thickness. So, what do you reckon? As they are all the same thickness, I was wondering if I should get some in the ground and some in pots to try and develop some with different sized trunks? What do you think? Any advice greatly received! 
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| Author: | Gary Jones [ 17 Sep 2016, 22:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a Sango Kauku Group Planting |
Different sizes of trunk are desirable especially for a "near view" group so trying to make this happen will be a good thing IMO. Variety of size and good positioning will add to the final effect and you'll struggle to get quick girth increases one they're planted as a group. You could ground grow as you suggest or in pots prune some much harder than others or just use different size pots - you might be able to get three or four distinct sizes doing this. |
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