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Sunday 3rd April, 2016
Hi
Shady or not
We all have some favourites and I will simply own up to the fact that I just love the form of the horizontal Elm (Ulmus Horizontalis). Those branches just go directly out horizontally from the main trunk whereas the weeping Elm (Ulmus glabra Pendula) cascades nicely but both form the coolest shade trees. Now the thing about horizontal and weeping elms that needs special mention is that they are always grafted high, or as we all call it in the nursery, high worked.
What is HW (High worked) and LW ( Low worked)..???? ...., well its our abbreviation for where a tree has been grafted. Most trees are all produced low on rootstocks, usually around some 20 to 30cm above the ground is where they are actually grafted and then once the bud or grafted piece has taken then this growth is trained into being the tree that we buy.
High worked trees are budded or grafted high on tall root stocks and usually at set heights like 1.2, 1.5 and 1.8 stems. Mostly flowering cherries are grafted on tall stems but other trees can be as well for example small growing crab apples can be high worked to get some height to them more quickly. Weeping or horizontal elms are nearly always high worked, in fact and I don't think I have ever seen them low worked.
Once the bud union or graft has taken on a low grafted tree, then the new growth has to be trained by letting the top bud lead and grow into a single leader tree, sometimes producing a branched plant with a main central leader with many side branches or in other cases a non branched maiden rod is produced.
In the case of high worked trees the new growth may get tipped so that it becomes bushy and tree like from day one.
No style is better or worse than the other rather that high worked trees will look more tree like from day one.. but over time both styles will produce the tree that you want usually taking approx 3 years to be on the way.
Its all in the training from being planted. Low worked trees usually need to have the lower branches removed until you get the desired trunk height. I always suggest that its not too low as you may wish to walk, mow or garden under the tree. Now removal of the lower branches must be in relation to the size of the tree, for example, don't take them all away at once as you will take away the leaves that the plant needs to produce food, so usually take of a third leaving two thirds.
New in this week
Ericas, Fabulous Autumn colour
Erica are quite tough and hardy and make for good shrubs in the garden, probably accepted as sun lovers and prefer slightly acid soils so don't go applying lime around these ones.
Springwood White, Kramers red, are both quite low growing and bushy varieteies with their names giving away their colour flowers. You could almost plants these as flowering groundcovers.
Ruby shepherd and Winter Fire are both taller bushy type varieties and so will make for good fillers in a low maintenance gardens.
Perennials
Lavatera Barnsley an oldie but a goodie and a great plant for the back of the border or the garden bed
Veronica Sweet Lullaby and Hocus Pocus.... The latest out in the veronica and meant to be the best of their league.
Lobelia Queen Victoria another oldie with hot hot spires in brilliant red, cut back to rosettes after the flower spikes haver finished.
You just have to have one of these in your garden
We have a couple of these down a sandy bank in our garden and the flowers are just spectacular though I didn't endear myself to Harry when working there as I cut them back by a good half so am guessing that there will be no flowers this year!
Waratahs or Telopea's like good sharp drainage and so best not in heavy soils that may be a tad wet..Full sun is a must and then grow these and just wait for the gorgeous flowers over the years. Quite tall and leggy as a plant and the secret is to cut the flowers off and have them inside or cut them back hard as soon as the flowers haver finished.
Choose from Bridal gown which is white and then Dawn Fire or Speciosissima which are in signature reds.
Coming soon
Wishing everyone an excellent week
Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team
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