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permanently bending main trunks
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Posted by rmwilliamsjr az (My Page) on Tue, Jun 30, 09 at 20:06
i have a kadota and a brown turkey
both about 15 years old
i tried pruning the main trunks on the kadota to keep it from getting too tall to harvest the fruit but those branches split and died back as a result.
it's easy enough to bend the soft year or 2 old trunks without breaking them. but how long will it take in the staked down position for the branches to assume this shape and not bounce back to where they were?
i'd like to bend the center down in as much of an arc the wood will accept without cracking.
is there a place that discusses pruning figs to be able to reach the fruit by hand? since you can't use a basket pole but have to pick by hand since the fruit is so soft. |
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RE: permanently bending main trunks
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Here is a start
http://www.tharfield.co.nz/varieties/figgrowing.htm |
RE: permanently bending main trunks
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Although I do NOT know the excact "break" limit of them
fig twigs; I know that they are VERY flexibe - the longer
the better (more flex). My initial 'guess', is to bend
down, first with medium resistance (to be safe),
apply force from the longer end side, tie down,
for say a week, and then bend further; avoid max force (my
best guess is when you feel 'some' signifant resistance. Of course, a SNAP is a very bad news, to avoid... |
RE:2 permanently bending main trunks
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>>> 'some' signifcant resistance
Defining this (from my LIMITED experiece), it is when
the twig FIRST stops bending by mentioned applied force.
Usually, it may tollerate a SLIGHT extra push, but much
beyond that, it may mean 'kaput'. |
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