{"id":1719,"date":"2012-01-15T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-15T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2012-10-08T20:34:25","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T00:34:25","slug":"dont-letem-weep-white-pine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2012\/01\/15\/dont-letem-weep-white-pine\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Crawl \/Let’em Weep White Pine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the beginning was a small\u00a0weeping pine which wanted to crawl along the ground because it had no “legs”. The gardener came along and straightened up the leader and\u00a0attached it to a tall pole. Straightening and staking continued for several years. Many years later it\u00a0grew into\u00a0a tall weeping white pine (Pinus strobus <\/em>‘Pendula’)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0leader and branch shoots pf white pine emerge in late April. The 3 – 5 inch long needles have fully elongated\u00a0by early June in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). Staking is best performed anytime\u00a0from\u00a0mid to late June. The shoots\u00a0become\u00a0semi-woody, yet are still flexible.<\/p>\n

The main shoot (leader)\u00a0is bent vertically upward\u00a0and tied to the stake. The staking and tying procedure is neither complicated nor time consuming. Use soft jute or cotton twine, and not wire twist-ems\u00ae or plastic ties for fastening\u00a0to\u00a0the stake or a\u00a0trellis. After 6-8 months, loosen the ties so they won\u2019t girdle the tender main shoot (leader).<\/p>\n

At planting position a sturdy 12-16 foot metal or heavy duty plastic stake close to the trunk. White pine grows 12-18 inches per year. On rare occasions a tree may produce multiple leaders. Remove all but the one you want to continue up the stake. Within 8-10 years, your weeping white pine\u00a0should support itself on\u00a0its strong straight leader and the stake\u00a0may be\u00a0permanently removed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  \u00a0\u00a0   \u00a0       \u00a0         In the beginning was a small\u00a0weeping pine which wanted to crawl along the ground because it had no “legs”. The gardener came along and straightened up the leader and\u00a0attached it to a tall pole. Straightening and staking continued for several years. Many years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,604,627,952,808,843,951,601,630,823,950],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1719"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2592,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719\/revisions\/2592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}