05-30-2016, 12:00 AM
Kaomea wrote:I love that you'll send a brochure to teach people how to take care of their plant. That is very nice.
You know, speaking of trees...
I worked as a computer tech and my boss asked me one day if I knew anything about trees or landscaping. I didn't, but I asked him questions because I was curious. Turns out, he had a landscaper who did what you say you do--the talking to trees, helping them to grow branches, stuff like this. One thing he mentioned was how his mango tree stopped putting out fruit for the past few years and it wasn't dying or past the age trees give fruit. The landscaper came in and made cuts along the trunk of the tree (and maybe the branches too? I can't remember now, this was years ago). The landscaper told the tree it would either put out fruit or receive deep cuts. Soon after it did wind up putting out fruit and the situation was resolved. Now, whether that had to do with the act or the communication or both, I can't say (I'm not a tree whisperer). What I do wonder, on a more basic level, is if the stress from the cuts into the trunk applied enough of an internal shock to get the tree to produce fruit.
Have you heard of that? I ignorantly assume this technique could apply to other fruit-bearing type trees, but I honestly have no idea.
Thanks and yes stressing a plant or tree is often encouraged by many horticulturalists, but not by myself. Trees will grow with great love and encouragment. I often empwer the trees, and allow them to do things impossible, much like my students. Like written in the Bible if you tell a tree with faith to uproot itself and move to the ocean it will. I enoy command over my trees, however I give them the leeway to decide what is best for themselves. This way I encourage freedom with my trees.
You know, speaking of trees...
I worked as a computer tech and my boss asked me one day if I knew anything about trees or landscaping. I didn't, but I asked him questions because I was curious. Turns out, he had a landscaper who did what you say you do--the talking to trees, helping them to grow branches, stuff like this. One thing he mentioned was how his mango tree stopped putting out fruit for the past few years and it wasn't dying or past the age trees give fruit. The landscaper came in and made cuts along the trunk of the tree (and maybe the branches too? I can't remember now, this was years ago). The landscaper told the tree it would either put out fruit or receive deep cuts. Soon after it did wind up putting out fruit and the situation was resolved. Now, whether that had to do with the act or the communication or both, I can't say (I'm not a tree whisperer). What I do wonder, on a more basic level, is if the stress from the cuts into the trunk applied enough of an internal shock to get the tree to produce fruit.
Have you heard of that? I ignorantly assume this technique could apply to other fruit-bearing type trees, but I honestly have no idea.
Thanks and yes stressing a plant or tree is often encouraged by many horticulturalists, but not by myself. Trees will grow with great love and encouragment. I often empwer the trees, and allow them to do things impossible, much like my students. Like written in the Bible if you tell a tree with faith to uproot itself and move to the ocean it will. I enoy command over my trees, however I give them the leeway to decide what is best for themselves. This way I encourage freedom with my trees.