Forsythia (Forsythia) #127

[Orion_metalhead]

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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[leatherback]

nice. Any recommendation on forsythia growing?

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I guess it depends your goals. For thickening, I would leave a long sacrifice while maintaining the internode distance per the above referenced pruning guidelines. Havent been working with species for too long so I dont have much advice.

 

[Baron von Smoogle]

I did four or five cuttings last spring that all but one took. Several still have leaves on them as of today.
Hopefully they will make it.

 

[leatherback]

per the above referenced pruning guidelines

I Must be missing something.
Which guidelines do you refer to?

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I Must be missing something.
Which guidelines do you refer to?

Woops! Thought it was posted in this thread:

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[Orion_metalhead]

I did four or five cuttings last spring that all but one took. Several still have leaves on them as of today.
Hopefully they will make it.

I did one cutting last year which took nicely.

I expect these would air layer and root almost every time. They easily ground layer naturally.