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littlebearsmom Zanesville, OH Dec 30, 2008

Hi Everyone,

I just rescued a pot of norfolk island pine youngsters from Walmart in the after Christmas clearance sale. There are 3-4 plants in the one pot and I like the way it looks but I would like to separate one out to see what that would look like. What is the best way to do this? Thanks for any help you can give.
P.S. I live in Ohio and it's winter but temps are above average - around 45 F.

Thanks again.

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Dec 30, 2008

These plants are very young trees that would reach the height of an oak if they were in the ground in a climate where they wouldn't freeze. In Ohio, they have to be treated as pot plants. ( Eventually they will get so big you'll have to discard them and start over.) Since you have to keep them inside until warm weather, it would be easier and more practical to leave them as is until you can put them outside for the summer. You'll have only one pot to mess with instead of 2,3,or 4. As to how to do it, take everything out of the pot and tease out the one that seems the easiest to separate from the other three.

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plantladyhou Katy, TX(Zone 8b) Jan 02, 2009

I found some beautiful Norfolk Pines at Sam's when we were there just before Thanksgiving. It was $9.00. You would think that wasn't a very good price but this thing is multitrunked - about 5, I think - in a big pot and is 3-4' tall. Made a beautiful second Christmas tree. I plan on putting it in the ground this spring when I have the gardener put some other stuff in that I currently have in pots: butterfly vine, Meyer Lemon, a couple of plumerias and another couple of brugs plus the Confederate Jasmines I managed to grow from cuttings. That pine is probably the first plant I have bought that I didn't feel as if I had gotten "took".

Ann

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Jan 02, 2009

Aren't they wonderful? Have you checked to see if they will survive some of the colder winters in Katy? When I lived in Houston, it got down to 5 degrees once. I'd check on the cold tolerance of them before putting them in the ground. Of course, for $9, if they freeze eventually, you will have gotten pleasure out of them for a while anyhow. You can't get one decent meal for $9.

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plantladyhou Katy, TX(Zone 8b) Jan 02, 2009

I was born in Houston and have lived here for 77 years so I know what the weather is like - nor not liked LOL. I have a perfect place for this tree - well draining, sunny and away from any north winds that could do it in. Normally, I would be very leery of putting this tree out in the ground but w/the beautiful spot I have for it, I refuse to worry. Thanks for the heads up.

Ann

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littlebearsmom Zanesville, OH Jan 05, 2009

Thanks for your advice.

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