Bummer

10 years ago

Iooked at a large branch on my psycho white and thought that it was getting very overgrown and heavy and that I should remove some of the leaves the next day. The next day, however, the branch removed itself- what a mess. Had to remove all the leaves and inflos and cut up the main branch (4" diameter). This is the second time I did not act on my instincts and got broken plants for my hesitation.

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chuy415
10 years ago
Wow Bill- so sorry to see that! :-(. Sorry Psycho is giving you more work to do in this Heat!

Chuy
mksmth zone 7a Tulsa Oklahoma
10 years ago
Oh my gosh bill! I hate to see that! In would be so upset.
You know better than anyone that psycho will bounce back in no time.
Have a great weekend.

Mike
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disneyhorse
10 years ago
Oh wow that's a huge branch ! :(
jandey1
10 years ago
Ooh, that's terrible, Bill! Like a whole tree fell off! I'm sorry you have to deal with the mess of trimming leaves. Hopefully the pieces will root this time of year anyway.
No-Clue
10 years ago
OH NO!! That's heart breaking! I'm soo sorry to see that. :(
cbadcali
10 years ago
That's a branch, Bill? Heavens that looks more like a tree! Im sorry it happened, but I have great faith you will find good and creative things to do with the cuttings. Mary
astrl
10 years ago
Wow, that's a huge branch. How old is Psycho anyway?

astrl
Kimo
10 years ago
Hey Bill,
Sorry to see and hear about your Psycho, guess it got crazy and tried to run away on its own.
I guess this must be the year for falling plumie limbs as I read MJ's post now yours and I had a huge branch snap and break off one of my huge plumie trees.

Well as psycho blooms profusely I hope you will barely notice the limb missing, as the blooms will hopefully distract you.
Cheers
nativec
10 years ago
Just awful! Looks like Psycho had its own ideas about being pruned! At least this gorgeous tree is in your hands! It's living up to its name :)
Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia
10 years ago
I'm so sorry to see this Bill. .. I know your sick about this.
It is a bummer. More like a nightmare to me...

Didn't Bud have a huge tree break last year at his open house?

So sorry.

Laura
tdogdad
Original Author
10 years ago
Astri, psycho is around 13 years old and this was just one sixth of the tree. I was going to cut it in the fall anyway because it was blocking the lawn mower. Now I do not have to duck to get to my north hedge. However, one of the cuttings is so big with about thirty tips that I could barely carry it. The other two have 15 and 18 tips so the branch had over 60 branches.
Laura, Bud did have I think his Saigon Moon break two gigantic limbs.
I think I will go down to the Aquatic Center and plant all 3 cuttings and the limb and see if they root this fall. Bill
pcput
10 years ago
What a disaster Bill!
Makes me want to cry and know I would have if it had been mine.
I'm sure it will make more beautiful trees in no time.
Peg