Larch Progression

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

So I thought I would post the progression of my Larch I've been working on since 2014.

Nov 2014

Feb 2015

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

April 2015. I cut the top back to a new leader and selected a new leader that I'll let grow

this is the stump i cut off i think 22 rings:

started a second trunk:

and wiring:

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

another cut back and wire 4th March 2017:

after:

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

Repotted 24th Mar 2017 the back was bare, long straight roots and a big stump needed to be cut off in the future:

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

29th Mar 2017:

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

Repotted 16th Mar 2019. Wanted to cut back the stump underneath the tree, the long straight roots and add some root grafts to the back so I can fit it into a smaller pot in the future:

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

5 root grafts attached:

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

Yesterday 27th Mar 2019:

Drew · Mar 28, 2019

This is the stump I cut off from underneath the tree I counted 41 rings??

Paulpash · Mar 28, 2019

Good job & hope the grafts take. Looks like a good project tree.

just.wing.it · Mar 28, 2019

Did you start the root grafts this year?

Nice tree!

GGB · Mar 28, 2019

dammit! did not know larch could be root grafted. I just let go of a great tree that would've been a lot nice with two of those

Colorado · Mar 28, 2019

Nice larch! Was this a collected tree?

coh · Mar 28, 2019

I'm curious about the root grafts as well. Looks like you just did them this month, have you tried before? If so, what was the success rate?

I've never tried this on larch but I have tried thread grafts. Did 2, one may have taken but I haven't "separated" it yet. The other failed because
I accidentally cut the feeder side when pruning last year

mattspinniken · Mar 28, 2019

Nice tree and Im happy to see someone trying some root grafts on a Larch. I have plans for root grafting a Larch this spring as well. Will be crossing my fingers for yours and mine.

Drew · Mar 29, 2019

just.wing.it said:
Did you start the root grafts this year?

Yes. I attached the root grafts when I did the repot.

Paulpash said:
Good job & hope the grafts take. Looks like a good project tree.

So do I @Paulpash fingers crossed.

Colorado said:
Nice larch! Was this a collected tree?

Yes think it was collected from somewhere in wales.

coh said:
I'm curious about the root grafts as well. Looks like you just did them this month, have you tried before? If so, what was the success rate?

I've never tried root grafts on a Larch myself so we'll see together if they take or not.

mattspiniken said:
Nice tree and Im happy to see someone trying some root grafts on a Larch. I have plans for root grafting a Larch this spring as well. Will be crossing my fingers for yours and mine.

Thanks will be crossing my fingers these take as well.

Drew · Feb 11, 2021

An update on this. (June 2020) - All the grafts had almost swallowed the screws and grafting nails so decided to cut them all except one. They all seemed to have fused with the tree but well see for sure when I repot this spring: