Northeast Gardening: Visions of Spring '08!, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
'Sungold' died the two times I planted that variety.

Yes, Patti, I cut them back severely every year in late March to early April. Getting the roots out on two of them had to be worth a pound of weight loss. What huge trunks! Here's a photo of Jack after cutting just one trunk from the BB we had on one side of the dog's pen. Your tree standard is wonderful.

I do have three new ones from a sweet person and they've behaved quite well, I'm happy to report.

Polly and I shared the same grief with 'Black Knight'. Jack and I must have removed over 1,000 seedlings in the years we had that plant.

Harper - I don't have a photo of the one grown by self seeding. I'll try and get a photo of it this coming summer.