Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Farway

Paspatur said:

Sorry another question, should it flower? I have never seen flowers on it but it is a lovely green colour all year round

Mine never did, it came with a house I bought and I always thought it was one of the "Architectural" type of plants

Thinking on though I guess it must flower somewhere or how would it spread by seeds?

Just checked Wiki, seems it does flower so I can only assume it need the right spot to do so

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittosporum

Paspatur

Farway, thank you for your reply. I don't mind it not flowering as it is a lovely colour all year. There seem to be lots of different ones so I think I will try propagating it. I've had bad luck with a lot of plants in that section of the garden due to the Leylandii hedge on the other side so it is nice to have something that likes it there.

Black_Cat2

Evening all

Been sunshine all day here!  I imagine you've been decorating your tree D?  Must be nice to choose one like that. Still working on my hubby re. a real one, he's caving a bit (I think) but just probably fed up of me keeping on lol 😊

Managed to get enthusiastic and clear some of the moss/algae off the patio paving.  Haven't found an easy way of doing it yet (without chemicals) so any suggestions are welcome 🐈

Paspatur

I use soda crystals but don't know if you class that as chemical. Has never affected surrounding lawns or flower beds for me.

Davesnave

Black_Cat2 said:

Evening all
Been sunshine all day here!  I imagine you've been decorating your tree D?  Must be nice to choose one like that. Still working on my hubby re. a real one, he's caving a bit (I think) but just probably fed up of me keeping on lol 😊

Not my tree BC; that will be next weekend. But we do have a few lights up now....

Furthest one is an oak tree about 18' high.

Black_Cat2

Aah yes apologies D, didn't read your post properly partly by being distracted by an enormous piece of choc cake - any excuse lol.  Lights looking good so far 👌

Hiya P, soda crystals sounds interesting, will look into that ty 👍

Davesnave

Paspatur said:

Farway, thank you for your reply. I don't mind it not flowering as it is a lovely colour all year. There seem to be lots of different ones so I think I will try propagating it. I've had bad luck with a lot of plants in that section of the garden due to the Leylandii hedge on the other side so it is nice to have something that likes it there.

Propagating pittosporums is difficult from cuttings. I have one in a 9cm pot that's about 2 years old. A year of that was rooting! Seed is easier if fresh but it won't come true to type. Flowers are brownish, inconspicuous and scented.

Paspatur

Thanks Davesnave, might be the inconspicuous part that is the problem. I am blind in one eye and have depth perception problems with the other. Next year I will take photos at various stages as I can see better what is happening at magnification. Might try propagation by layering if any branches are close enough to the ground. I would be happy to buy but do not know the exact variant. Some are dwarf and I want taller. Lights are lovely, not going to ask how you got them up an 18' tree!

Paspatur

This is the extent of my tree decorating. Normally lives outside but granddaughter wanted it inside as Xmas tree. She loves it because she found a label on it saying guaranteed for 28 days and it is now 21 months old

Farway

Paspatur said:

Thanks Davesnave, might be the inconspicuous part that is the problem. I am blind in one eye and have depth perception problems with the other. Next year I will take photos at various stages as I can see better what is happening at magnification. Might try propagation by layering if any branches are close enough to the ground. I would be happy to buy but do not know the exact variant. Some are dwarf and I want taller. Lights are lovely, not going to ask how you got them up an 18' tree!

Perhaps check out air layering on You Tube?

I have never done it but it looks an easy option, and from some I've looked at no need for special binding tape, some say PTFE that plumbers use is fine, or even insulating tape. Only needs to stop dehydration & be a bit stretchy to allow expansion

I did see one where they had used a split plastic bottle, and another using a Kinder egg filled with compost, but any sterile rooting medium would do I guess

I was toying with air layering an apple and looking on YT was as far as I got

Today was a good hard frost, which is probably the end of my nasturtiums, I can now add clearing them up to the list