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Sat, Mar 9, 13 at 11:07
| Last summer I grew several castor bean plants to close to 15'. Today while cleaning up bed, the stems looked like the trunk of a tree. Since they looked like they had survived our winter, I scrapeder the outter layer and saw a green layer beneath. Here is a picture of the base. Think they will return? |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Wed, Mar 13, 13 at 14:37
| If it's green under the bark, it's alive. Since winter didn't really happen in this part of the country this year, there should be pleasant surprises like this all over! |
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- Posted by miketropic 6B - 7 (My Page) on Mon, May 6, 13 at 20:39
| ive seen some big castor beans but nothin that size..man that is the size of a small oak tree |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, May 7, 13 at 9:00
| No doubt. Anything growing on your tree yet, Dogboy? |
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| No, no activity yet. I took a sawsall and cut them down to ground level. Still green with huge roots running under ground. The weather is just starting to heat up, I wouldn't be surprised to see some activity soon. |
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