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Rhododendron (williamsianum gartendirektor rieger) progress. Direction?

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Post  Thomas Urban Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:28 pm

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Normally I think nobody uses Rhododendrons and most prefer Azaleas for their leaf and flower size. Last year however I was desperate for any kind of material so I purchased this Rhododendron just to experiment. It also had a good size base compared to all the other "sticks" that are typical for nursery Rhodes/Azalea.

It drank like a marathon runner and looked very healthy so I decided to re-pot it and cut it back hard; I read this family doesn't mind hard cut backs.
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Then I just let grow freely until-
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- two weeks ago when I fully wired it for the first time.
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I am expecting it to flower anytime soon, but the extending buds may just be new branches. Any comments and advice would be appreciated as I don't really know the specifics of this family or their typical behavior.

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Post  JimLewis Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:06 pm

Nice basic shape. Don't know why you wired, though. That wire is too small do do anything for those heavy branches.
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Post  Thomas Urban Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:41 pm

I only wanted to gently move the branches/twigs that weren't woody just yet. The wood is impossible to move. This was interesting to wire as well because even though the non-woody parts were pretty stiff, they are also very fragile. As of today those buds opened and I'll let them grow all summer to allow the plant to strengthen up.

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