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- From: Joe and Ellen Hecksel <jhecksel@voyager.net>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Hmmm...what am I missing
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:23:15 -0500
Gang:union are a major concern why not just drive a metal splice across the
I must be missing something here. If apple trees breaking at the graft
graft union?
That will probably work for simple bending but will not be adequate for torsional (or twisting) stresses. An earlier post mentioned a need for three posts to address twisting.
Regarding Black Locust. Fast grower but not very shade tolerant. Some people claim it has allopathic effects that dwarf Black Walnut. I am pollarding mine instead of coppicing. I want to see if I can avoid heavy suckering.
I see different species and cultivars the way I see the many tools in my tool box. Black Locust is a bit like a ball peen hammer. There are times when no other tool will do. And then there are times when use of the ball peen hammer will cause much damage.
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-Joe Hecksel
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[NAFEX] Hmmm...what am I missing,
fuwa fuwa usagi, 03/15/2003
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Re: [NAFEX] Hmmm...what am I missing,
Claude Jolicoeur, 03/16/2003
- Re: [NAFEX] Hmmm...what am I missing, Joe and Ellen Hecksel, 03/16/2003
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Re: [NAFEX] Hmmm...what am I missing,
Claude Jolicoeur, 03/16/2003
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