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["Greg or Marie Jordan" <mgjordan@concentric.net>]

I have a Jonathan apple tree that grew the first 2 years I had it.  It then
stopped growing for the next 6 years.   I read somewhere that beating the
trunk with a rolled up news paper can get a stalled tree growing.  Thought
the idea was stupid but had nothing to loose.   I tried it.  ( When no one
was around. ) The next year it took off.  That was about ten years ago.  The
tree is still growing and bearing well.   I know it sounds stupid but it
worked.
Greg Jordan
Zone 5

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [nafex] shipova (Pyrus x Sorbu


> Hi,
>
> Have you tried bruising the trunk of the tree?
>
> I am told that if you give the tree a couple of good whacks with a rubber
> or wooden mallet (hard enough to bruise, but not damage the bark) you
> could stimulate a tree to fruit/nut.
>
> What I have read indicates that the bruise releases hormones that indicate
> to the tree it is injured and possibly going to die, so it it starts the
> process of seeding itself (nut/fruit production).
>
> But I would have thought that ring girdling would do the same thing.  The
> timing of the injury would be critical I think.  The injury would have to
> happen just prior to the setting of buds for next seasons fruit.
>
> This theory seems to make logical sense.  Root pruning can accomplish the
> same result.
>
> Take wisteria for instance...  If you root prune a wisteria 18" out in a
> circle, and fertilize with superphosphate fertilizer in late July, you
> will have more prolific blooming the next year.  This I have done with
> great success.  I have never root pruned a fruit though, but have seen the
> trunk bruising work on a nut tree that was stubborn.
>
> Just an idea.
>
> Later,
> Tom
>
> --
>
>
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, boyd manges wrote:
>
> > I've got a 7 year old shipova tree, nice looking but
> > not even a bloom in spite of ring girdling, branch
> > spreaders and good growth...I'm considering making
> > firewood.  Another nay vote
> >
> > boyd manges Zone 5, N Michigan
> >
> > --- del stubbs <pinewoodel@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > shipova (Pyrus x Sorbus) A unique Pear and Mountain
> > > Ash cross from
> > > Yugoslavia.(Raintree nursery)
> > >
> > > I was perusing this online catalog and ran onto this
> > > as a possible
> > > recommendation for my zone, sounds interesting, but
> > > apparantly they don't
> > > sell it. FBNI says z4-9. says "medium sized yellow
> > > round firm flavorful
> > > flesh.....Anyone got one of these? Opinions?
> > > del z2/3
> > >
> > >
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