Forsythia (Forsythia) #127

Orion_metalhead

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Dug a couple years ago... have trimmed once or twice. Started to take shape so figured I make a thread. I'm really liking forsythia. There is a definitive methodology and timing to working them to ramify, they are reallly tough and hardy, they bulk up nicely, can take heavy root work easily, and you get a nice show of color early in the winter when most trees are just waking up.

Cleaned up the soil a bit tonight, clipped long shoots back, rewired new apex, and marked for repot next year. Will let grow unrestrained after cutting back the initial spring buds.

Need to make a 10"x10" grow box for it this winter. Probably 6" deep for recovery and pumping up for a couple years.

 
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