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how do you twist a oleander to make a tree?
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Posted by englishivy 75647 (mymaplecastle@yahoo.com) on Sun, May 16, 04 at 12:45
Hi,
I have herd that you can twist the branches of a oleander to grow like a tree. Does anyone know how or ever done this? Does it look good in the end result?
thanks,
englishivy |
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RE: how do you twist a oleander to make a tree?
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| Twisting young pliable shoots is done when the plants are still fairly green. It's done slowly, and not forceably. Avoid any type of breakage. |
RE: how do you twist a oleander to make a tree?
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| I have one, and yes - it is nice to look at. I would think you would take the young trunk and wrap it around a piece of PVC pipe the diameter you want the spirals. My spirals are about 4" in diameter and as far apart up the trunk. As it grows, I will continue to twirl the main stem around the 4" PVC pipe and hold it in place with soft cloth of some type, perhaps a nylon hose. |
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