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dybbuk Niles, MI(Zone 5a) May 14, 2006

Sorry all I just went camera wild today shooting some of my favorites. Oops. I meant "Emerald"...

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) May 15, 2006

Wow, a square stem. How peculiar!

Scott

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conifers Rock Island, IL(Zone 5b) May 15, 2006

I see it's planted on a bouldevard, so is if safe to assume this cultivar grows upright when staked for a few years (on its' own)?

Nice tree, what else can you tell me about it?

Thanks,

Dax

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dybbuk Niles, MI(Zone 5a) May 15, 2006

It grows extremely fast. I think the trunk is about ready to be unstaked. The fall color is more vibrant than most honey locusts I've seen. I'll take a pic this fall and post it.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) May 15, 2006

The textbook answer (Dirr's Manual) is:

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...irregular, weeping form with handsome dark green leaves, butter yellow in autumn; left to genetic regulation, it is a flopper, perhaps grafted on a standard or staked and then allowed to cascade, it would make a respectable small weeping tree, grows 16' x 16' if left to itself, apparently a male.


Sounds like staking for some extended time (to gain the required height) will be beneficial. Along side of a walkway is a pretty tough place to use a cascading plant well, since I assume you'll always want to be able to walk past it.

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conifers Rock Island, IL(Zone 5b) May 15, 2006

Thanks VV, and I'm sure dybbuk feels better just knowing a pending problem can be avoided and hopefully to still utilize it elsewhere if at all possible in their Chicago garden. I would have guessed it to be an upright weeper. I'm actually kind of surprised I asked in the first place but am now glad I did.

Sorry dybbuk but I'd have to recommend you move it. If you don't understand as to why, simply ask.

Best,

Dax

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