By
Michael Rusnak
Ken
does it again!
Like
so many other times in the past, ACBS's own Ken Huth put on a fun
and
successful workshop at the February club meeting. This time it
was with small scots pines. Ken demonstrated how he starts these
small projects by wiring triple strands around the trunks of some
potted seedlings and around some of the smaller side branches, he
then giving them some movement.
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| Ken shows one s |
He
included such wiring tips as positioning branch bends within an
“elbow” of the wire. That elbow helps to support the branch at
stress points and lessens the chance of it breaking or snapping off
as you apply pressure.
He
turned the group loose and it was on. Many did three or four starter
trees, and it will be fun to see how they progress this coming
season. Ken also gave several of our newer members a neat hands-on
lesson in wiring.
Ken also talked about some of his experiments
with steel wire –only 5 bucks a role a the hardware stores. Plus
it's quite strong.
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